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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. EN 1.4931 Steel

Both EN 1.8151 steel and EN 1.4931 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4931 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
11.3 to 12.2
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
83.2 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.25 to 0.35