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EN 1.5663 Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both EN 1.5663 steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. 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 1.5663 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
570
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 120
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 470
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
470
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
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.010
0