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EN 1.0456 Steel vs. EN 1.5636 Steel

Both EN 1.0456 steel and EN 1.5636 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.0456 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5636 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24 to 26
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 220
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 450
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 300
310

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 48
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 99
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 230
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 99.48
94.6 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.4
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050