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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. EN 1.0503 Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and EN 1.0503 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 1.0503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 58
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 380
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
310

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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.3

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
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
97.3 to 99.08
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0