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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. EN 1.8875 Steel

Both EN 1.8151 steel and EN 1.8875 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.8875 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
93.6 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 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15