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EN 1.6932 Steel vs. EN 1.8903 Steel

Both EN 1.6932 steel and EN 1.8903 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6932 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8903 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
410
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 45
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.32
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.4
95 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.1
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.22