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EN 1.6308 Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both EN 1.6308 steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6308 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
380 to 450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 54
91 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.9
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050