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EN 1.8873 Steel vs. EN 1.0451 Steel

Both EN 1.8873 steel and EN 1.0451 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8873 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0451 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
180
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
62
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
97.2 to 99.58
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.4 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0