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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. EN 1.8835 Steel

Both EN 1.6956 steel and EN 1.8835 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.8835 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 370
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 680
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 25
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 730
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 46
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
96.7 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0 to 0.1