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EN 1.3521 Steel vs. EN 1.8818 Steel

Both EN 1.3521 steel and EN 1.8818 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 1.3521 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8818 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1390
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
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 45
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 35
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.015 to 0.034
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.2
95.9 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1