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EN 1.8898 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel

Both EN 1.8898 steel and SAE-AISI H26 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8898 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
720 to 2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 99.98
73.3 to 77.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0.75 to 1.3