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EN 1.8833 Steel vs. EN 1.8871 Steel

Both EN 1.8833 steel and EN 1.8871 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8833 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8871 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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 49
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 99.98
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.6
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050