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EN 1.0596 Steel vs. EN 1.8152 Steel

Both EN 1.0596 steel and EN 1.8152 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.8152 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
660 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
47
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
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.24
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 100
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2