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EN 1.3570 Steel vs. EN 1.6956 Steel

Both EN 1.3570 steel and EN 1.6956 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3570 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6956 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 220
370
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 490 to 1440
1230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
440
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 46
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
60

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 51
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 42
36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.28 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.75
1.0 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.9
92.4 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.9 to 3.8
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.25