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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and EN 1.8550 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
470
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
67

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
2.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0.8 to 1.2
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0