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EN 1.5663 Steel vs. EN 1.8838 Steel

Both EN 1.5663 steel and EN 1.8838 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5663 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8838 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 120
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
95 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.14