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EN 1.5637 Steel vs. EN 1.0402 Steel

Both EN 1.5637 steel and EN 1.0402 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.5637 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 52
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.17 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 94.9 to 96.5
97.7 to 99.43
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0