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EN 1.8946 Steel vs. EN 1.5681 Steel

Both EN 1.8946 steel and EN 1.5681 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.8946 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5681 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
300
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
420
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 43
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 1.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.8 to 99.5
92.9 to 94.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.1
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
4.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.065
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.16
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0