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EN 1.8873 Steel vs. EN 1.8959 Steel

Both EN 1.8873 steel and EN 1.8959 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8873 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8959 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
94.9 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.17