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EN 1.0453 Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both EN 1.0453 steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.0453 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
380 to 570
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 48
35 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
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 7.3
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.38
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
1.4 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.040
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0