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EN 1.5663 Steel vs. EN 1.6212 Steel

Both EN 1.5663 steel and EN 1.6212 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5663 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6212 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 120
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
310

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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.14
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
96.9 to 99.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0.15 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050