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EN 1.1191 Steel vs. EN 1.8961 Steel

Both EN 1.1191 steel and EN 1.8961 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 1.1191 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8961 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 290
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 16 to 29
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 430
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 700
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 440
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 48
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.6
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 47
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 510
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
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), % 97.3 to 99.08
96.1 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
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 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14