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EN 1.5637 Steel vs. EN 1.8897 Steel

Both EN 1.5637 steel and EN 1.8897 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5637 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8897 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 64
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 52
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.16
Iron (Fe), % 94.9 to 96.5
96.8 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.12