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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. EN 1.8159 Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and EN 1.8159 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8159 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
200 to 360
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
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

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
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
23 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
19 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25

Comparable Variants