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EN 1.0562 Steel vs. EN 1.0601 Steel

Both EN 1.0562 steel and EN 1.0601 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized condition. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.0562 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0601 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 350
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
350

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 98.9
97.1 to 98.8
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 0.5
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
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 0.1
0