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EN 1.5680 Steel vs. EN 1.0425 Steel

Both EN 1.5680 steel and EN 1.0425 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5680 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0425 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 71
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 48
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 95
96.9 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.8 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 4.8 to 5.3
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020