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EN 1.0038 Steel vs. EN 1.8893 Steel

Both EN 1.0038 steel and EN 1.8893 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8893 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 120
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 160
470
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 31
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 270
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 430
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 220
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.9
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
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 88
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 130
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
95.6 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12