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EN 1.8872 Steel vs. EN 1.0565 Steel

Both EN 1.8872 steel and EN 1.0565 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8872 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0565 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
360

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
96.2 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.9 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0