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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both EN 1.5508 steel and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
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 51
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15