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EN 1.0425 Steel vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

Both EN 1.0425 steel and EN 1.6957 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0425 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
530
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 44
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
450
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 50
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.18
92.7 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.4 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.15