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EN 1.8515 Steel vs. EN 1.8836 Steel

Both EN 1.8515 steel and EN 1.8836 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.8515 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8836 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 29
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 680
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2310
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
95.1 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14