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EN 1.8866 Steel vs. EN 1.8903 Steel

Both EN 1.8866 steel and EN 1.8903 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 1.8866 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8903 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
480

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 48
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 100
95 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.22
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0