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EN 1.8918 Steel vs. Grade TDC Steel

Both EN 1.8918 steel and grade TDC steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8918 steel and the bottom bar is grade TDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
1.9
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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
98 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0.5 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0