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EN 1.6308 Steel vs. EN 1.0406 Steel

Both EN 1.6308 steel and EN 1.0406 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6308 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0406 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 54
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 39
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.9
97.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0