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EN 1.8868 Steel vs. EN 1.6773 Steel

Both EN 1.8868 steel and EN 1.6773 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8868 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6773 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
560
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
670
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
450
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
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
33

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.6 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 100
92 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.6 to 4.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0