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EN 1.3559 Steel vs. EN 1.6580 Steel

Both EN 1.3559 steel and EN 1.6580 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 1.3559 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6580 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
220 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1420
720 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
450
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 45
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
26 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
23 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
21 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.26 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.8
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035

Comparable Variants