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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
420
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 40
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15