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EN 1.8869 Steel vs. EN 1.8818 Steel

Both EN 1.8869 steel and EN 1.8818 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8869 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8818 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
270

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.034
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 100
95.9 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0