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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. EN 1.8891 Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and EN 1.8891 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 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8891 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 660
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
400
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 39
46
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 3.7
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
95.2 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
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