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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. EN 1.6781 Steel

Both EN 1.6956 steel and EN 1.6781 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.6956 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6781 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 370
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 680
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
450
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 46
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
3.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
92.6 to 94.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
3.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0