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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. EN 1.6956 Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and EN 1.6956 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6956 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
370
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
680
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
1230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
1120

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
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
2.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.28 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
1.0 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
92.4 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
2.9 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.25