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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
380 to 570
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
35 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
1.4 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030