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EN 1.0473 Steel vs. EN 1.0596 Steel

Both EN 1.0473 steel and EN 1.0596 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0473 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0596 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
530
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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
1.9
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
93
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
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 98.8
96.8 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.040
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0