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EN 1.5450 Steel vs. EN 1.6956 Steel

Both EN 1.5450 steel and EN 1.6956 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5450 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6956 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
370
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
680
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
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 8.2
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Boron (B), % 0.0020 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0.28 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.8
92.4 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.9 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.25