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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. EN 1.8875 Steel

Both EN 1.8523 steel and EN 1.8875 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. 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 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8875 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 36
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15