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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. EN 1.0255 Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and EN 1.0255 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8838 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
180
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 58
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 44
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0.020 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
94.1 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0 to 0.020