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EN 1.8871 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both EN 1.8871 steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8871 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 380
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0.015 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0