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EN 1.8915 Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both EN 1.8915 steel and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8915 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 79
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 46
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15