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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. EN 1.0258 Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and EN 1.0258 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0258 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 39
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
96.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020