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EN 1.8823 Steel vs. EN 1.5402 Steel

Both EN 1.8823 steel and EN 1.5402 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8823 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 48
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.034
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 99.985
97.3 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.9 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.017
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0.040 to 0.080