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EN 1.0481 Steel vs. EN 1.6920 Steel

Both EN 1.0481 steel and EN 1.6920 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 1.0481 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6920 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.8
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 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.2
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 99
95.7 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.1