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EN 1.5682 Steel vs. EN 1.8159 Steel

Both EN 1.5682 steel and EN 1.8159 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5682 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8159 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
200 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
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
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 91.1
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.25