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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both EN 1.8888 steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8888 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
430
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
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
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0