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EN 1.6579 Steel vs. EN 1.1191 Steel

Both EN 1.6579 steel and EN 1.1191 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.1191 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 290
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 570
210 to 290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 35 to 41
16 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850 to 980
630 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600 to 910
310 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 120
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950 to 2210
260 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 28
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.38
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 94.2 to 96.1
97.3 to 99.08
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035