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EN 1.5450 Steel vs. EN 1.8818 Steel

Both EN 1.5450 steel and EN 1.8818 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5450 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8818 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0.015 to 0.034
Boron (B), % 0.0020 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.8
95.9 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1