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EN 1.8837 Steel vs. EN 1.0473 Steel

Both EN 1.8837 steel and EN 1.0473 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8837 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0473 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.040
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.1 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.98
96.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
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 0.020