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EN 1.0406 Steel vs. EN 1.6311 Steel

Both EN 1.0406 steel and EN 1.6311 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0406 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6311 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0.15 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.38
95.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020