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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1025 Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and SAE-AISI 1025 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8838 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
130 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
17 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
190 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
450 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250 to 420

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
80 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.22 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
99.03 to 99.48
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0