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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. EN 1.0303 Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and EN 1.0303 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.0303 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
84 to 120
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
290 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
10 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
12 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
9.2 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
99.335 to 99.71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants