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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. EN 1.7361 Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and EN 1.7361 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7361 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
480
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 510
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
470
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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
29

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
94.1 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0