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EN 1.5408 Steel vs. EN 1.0491 Steel

Both EN 1.5408 steel and EN 1.0491 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0491 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
130
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 460 to 1620
440

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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 48
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.32
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
96.1 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.070