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EN 1.8915 Steel vs. EN 1.1191 Steel

Both EN 1.8915 steel and EN 1.1191 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 1.8915 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1191 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
210 to 290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 79
16 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
630 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
310 to 440

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 46
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
260 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
97.3 to 99.08
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0