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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. EN 1.0452 Steel

Both EN 1.8888 steel and EN 1.0452 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. 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 1.8888 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0452 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
290

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
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
13

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 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
97.1 to 99.58
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.4 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
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 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0