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EN 1.3518 Steel vs. EN 1.8961 Steel

Both EN 1.3518 steel and EN 1.8961 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3518 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8961 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 97.8
96.1 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14