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EN 1.6579 Steel vs. EN 1.0214 Steel

Both EN 1.6579 steel and EN 1.0214 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6579 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0214 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 290
97 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
12 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 570
160 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850 to 980
330 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600 to 910
210 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
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 7.7
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 120
34 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950 to 2210
120 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 28
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.38
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.2 to 96.1
99.17 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants