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EN 1.8503 Steel vs. EN 1.0473 Steel

Both EN 1.8503 steel and EN 1.0473 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.8503 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0473 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 600
250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 39
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2200
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.24
0.1 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.8 to 97.5
96.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.65 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.040
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0 to 0.020