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EN 1.8823 Steel vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

Both EN 1.8823 steel and EN 1.6587 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8823 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6587 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
440
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 47
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
3.8
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
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.034
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 99.985
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
1.4 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.017
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
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 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0