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EN 1.1106 Steel vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

Both EN 1.1106 steel and EN 1.8873 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 1.1106 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 88
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
490

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 50
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 8.4
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
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), % 96.2 to 98.9
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15