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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Both EN 1.4931 steel and EN 1.5663 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5663 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0 to 0.010