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EN 1.0596 Steel vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

Both EN 1.0596 steel and EN 1.6553 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
19 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
330 to 460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
470 to 670

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
600 to 1190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.24
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 100
95.6 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030