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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. EN 1.8891 Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and EN 1.8891 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8891 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
95.2 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2