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EN 1.0920 Steel vs. EN 1.5680 Steel

Both EN 1.0920 steel and EN 1.5680 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0920 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5680 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
440

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 7.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
510
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 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 99.08
93.4 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.7
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.8 to 5.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.050