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EN 1.1060 Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both EN 1.1060 steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.1060 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1720
850 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
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 51
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 61
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 55
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 99.16
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.035
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants