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EN 1.1181 Steel vs. EN 1.0546 Steel

Both EN 1.1181 steel and EN 1.0546 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1181 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0546 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 20
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 260
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 23 to 38
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 390
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 620
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 380
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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 42
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 380
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 99.18
95.5 to 99.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14