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EN 1.5023 Steel vs. EN 1.8891 Steel

Both EN 1.5023 steel and EN 1.8891 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.5023 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8891 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 440
180
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 570 to 1860
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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 48
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 67
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 43
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 56
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.7
95.2 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2