EN 1.5662 Steel vs. EN 1.0038 Steel
Both EN 1.5662 steel and EN 1.0038 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 220 to 230 | |
110 to 120 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
23 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 450 | |
140 to 160 |
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 91 to 130 | |
28 to 31 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 470 | |
240 to 270 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 750 | |
380 to 430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 to 660 | |
200 to 220 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.7 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.8 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
72 to 88 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 810 to 1150 | |
110 to 130 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
13 to 15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
15 to 16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
12 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.23 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Iron (Fe), % | 88.6 to 91.2 | |
97.1 to 100 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.014 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.55 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |