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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. EN 1.3505 Steel

Both EN 1.6956 steel and EN 1.3505 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6956 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 370
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
600 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0