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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both EN 1.8879 steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.8879 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 510
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0.015 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0.2 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0