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EN 1.6781 Steel vs. EN 1.5410 Steel

Both EN 1.6781 steel and EN 1.5410 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.6781 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5410 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
20 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
290 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
560 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
400 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
400
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 44
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1220
430 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.19
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.6
96.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
1.2 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1