EN 1.6579 Steel vs. K93600 Alloy
Both EN 1.6579 steel and K93600 alloy are iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6579 steel and the bottom bar is K93600 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
| 5.0 to 35 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 to 980 | |
| 480 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 600 to 910 | |
| 280 to 750 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 120 | |
| 21 to 280 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 950 to 2210 | |
| 280 to 2050 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 9.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 35 | |
| 16 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 29 | |
| 34 to 57 |