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EN 1.5414 Steel vs. EN 1.0487 Steel

Both EN 1.5414 steel and EN 1.0487 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5414 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0487 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 270
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 380
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 370
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.7
96.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050