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EN 1.6511 Steel vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

Both EN 1.6511 steel and EN 1.8201 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6511 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 37
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 600
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 990
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 770
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1590
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
1.9 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 97.2
93.6 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3