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EN 1.5638 Steel vs. EN 1.0308 Steel

Both EN 1.5638 steel and EN 1.0308 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.5638 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0308 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
100 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
7.8 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
360 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
190 to 340

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
32 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
93 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.12
0 to 0.17
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
98.2 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045