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EN 1.8898 Steel vs. EN 1.1158 Steel

Both EN 1.8898 steel and EN 1.1158 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8898 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1158 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
23 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
170 to 220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
28 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
470 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
240 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 49
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
89 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
150 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 99.98
97.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0