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EN 1.6957 Steel vs. EN 1.5415 Steel

Both EN 1.6957 steel and EN 1.5415 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6957 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5415 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 71
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 570
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
410
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 47
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1630
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0.12 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.8
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 92.7 to 94.7
97.3 to 99.23
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 3.4 to 4.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0