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EN 1.8872 Steel vs. EN 1.0501 Steel

Both EN 1.8872 steel and EN 1.0501 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 1.8872 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
280

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 39
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
97.4 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
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 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0