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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. EN 1.8897 Steel

Both EN 1.8879 steel and EN 1.8897 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 1.8897 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
460

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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
96.8 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0