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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. EN 1.0562 Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and EN 1.0562 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.0562 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
160
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
550

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.18
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
96.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1