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EN 1.8864 Steel vs. EN 1.5422 Steel

Both EN 1.8864 steel and EN 1.5422 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 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 1.8864 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5422 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
270

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
96.3 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0