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EN 1.0546 Steel vs. EN 1.6228 Steel

Both EN 1.0546 steel and EN 1.6228 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 1.0546 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6228 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 49
65
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
390

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 45
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 99.15
96.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.8
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
1.3 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.017
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0 to 0.050