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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. EN 1.7380 Steel

Both EN 1.8888 steel and EN 1.7380 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 1.7380 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
160 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
19 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
200 to 230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
31 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 510
330 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
540 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
290 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
87 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
94.6 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
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