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EN 1.0596 Steel vs. EN 1.5681 Steel

Both EN 1.0596 steel and EN 1.5681 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 1.0596 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5681 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
300
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
430

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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.24
0.060 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 100
92.9 to 94.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020