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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. EN 1.5402 Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and EN 1.5402 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 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
97.3 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.9 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.6
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 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0.040 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0