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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. EN 1.8503 Steel

Both EN 1.6956 steel and EN 1.8503 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6956 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 370
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 680
600
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 25
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 730
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
3.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
2200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
95.8 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.65 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0.25 to 0.35