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EN 1.8875 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1090 Steel

Both EN 1.8875 steel and SAE-AISI 1090 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8875 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
320 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
470 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
790 to 950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
520 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
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 7.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
82 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
730 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
28 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25 to 31

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
98 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0