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EN 1.6511 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel

Both EN 1.6511 steel and SAE-AISI 1060 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.6511 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
260 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 600
370 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 990
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 770
400 to 540

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 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
58 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1590
430 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
20 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.4
0.55 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 97.2
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050