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EN 1.0473 Steel vs. EN 1.0540 Steel

Both EN 1.0473 steel and EN 1.0540 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 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 1.0473 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0540 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 360
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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 52
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.22
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 98.8
97.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.040
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0