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EN 1.3576 Steel vs. EN 1.6526 Steel

Both EN 1.3576 steel and EN 1.6526 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3576 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6526 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 220
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1420
520 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 46
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 50
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 36
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 42
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.65
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.5
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.040

Comparable Variants