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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. EN 1.8961 Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and EN 1.8961 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8961 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.6
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
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
96.1 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0 to 0.065
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0 to 0.12
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.14