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EN 1.8880 Steel vs. EN 1.5507 Steel

Both EN 1.8880 steel and EN 1.5507 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8880 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
140 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
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
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.21 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
97.8 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0