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EN 1.0590 Steel vs. EN 1.0116 Steel

Both EN 1.0590 steel and EN 1.0116 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0590 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0116 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
140
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 51
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
72
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.24
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 100
97.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.15
0