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EN 1.8901 Steel vs. EN 1.6920 Steel

Both EN 1.8901 steel and EN 1.6920 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8901 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6920 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 58
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
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 44
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.05
95.7 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.8
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0.3 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.22
0.050 to 0.1