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EN 1.8901 Steel vs. EN 1.8946 Steel

Both EN 1.8901 steel and EN 1.8946 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8901 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8946 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 58
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
390

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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.05
94.8 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.065
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.14