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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. EN 1.0345 Steel

Both EN 1.8879 steel and EN 1.0345 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8879 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
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 40
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
97.2 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.6 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0