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EN 1.6311 Steel vs. EN 1.6932 Steel

Both EN 1.6311 steel and EN 1.6932 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6311 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6932 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 51
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
440
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 39
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.1
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.23
0.24 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
94.5 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
1.8 to 2.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.15