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EN 1.0038 Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both EN 1.0038 steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 120
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 160
520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 31
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 270
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 430
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 220
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
66

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 88
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 130
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035