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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. EN 1.0540 Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and EN 1.0540 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0540 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 510
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
330

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
48
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
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
97.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0