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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. EN 1.6570 Steel

Both EN 1.6587 steel and EN 1.6570 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6587 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6570 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
270 to 340
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 1420
910 to 1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
440
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 41
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
2.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
32 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
27 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
27 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
1.0 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
94 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
1.6 to 2.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants