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EN 1.0599 Steel vs. EN 1.8874 Steel

Both EN 1.0599 steel and EN 1.8874 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0599 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8874 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 27
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
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 47
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.22
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 98.4
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15