EN 1.8159 Steel vs. R60705 Alloy
EN 1.8159 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R60705 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8159 steel and the bottom bar is R60705 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1980 | |
| 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 70 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 45 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 9.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 58 | |
| 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.47 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 97.8 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 91 to 98 |