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EN 1.1170 Steel vs. EN 1.8945 Steel

Both EN 1.1170 steel and EN 1.8945 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 1.1170 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8945 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 35
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 450
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 730
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 500
390

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
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 100
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 670
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.5
95.1 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.1
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
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040