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EN 1.1151 Steel vs. EN 1.8958 Steel

Both EN 1.1151 steel and EN 1.8958 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 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 1.1151 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 26
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 240
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 330
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 520
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 340
220

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 50
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 100
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 310
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.24
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.43
96.5 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040