EN 1.4612 +P1510 Steel vs. EN 1.4612 +P1650 Steel
Both EN 1.4612 +P1510 steel and EN 1.4612 +P1650 steel are variants of the same material. They share alloy composition and many physical properties, but develop different mechanical properties as a result of different processing.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4612 +P1510 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 +P1650 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 860 | |
| 950 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 22 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1010 | |
| 1110 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1690 | |
| 1850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1570 | |
| 1730 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 450 | |
| 450 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 790 | |
| 790 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 60 | |
| 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.4 to 1.8 | |
| 1.4 to 1.8 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 12.5 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 71.5 to 75.5 | |
| 71.5 to 75.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.8 to 2.3 | |
| 1.8 to 2.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 10.2 to 11.3 | |
| 10.2 to 11.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |