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EN 1.0481 Steel vs. EN 1.0546 Steel

Both EN 1.0481 steel and EN 1.0546 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0481 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0546 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
360

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 50
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 99
95.5 to 99.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.14