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EN 1.1191 Steel vs. EN 1.0596 Steel

Both EN 1.1191 steel and EN 1.0596 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1191 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0596 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 290
230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 16 to 29
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 430
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 700
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 440
330

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 48
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 510
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 99.08
96.8 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035