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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. EN 1.6212 Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and EN 1.6212 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6212 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
96.9 to 99.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050