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EN 1.8935 Steel vs. EN 1.5402 Steel

Both EN 1.8935 steel and EN 1.5402 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 1.8935 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 71
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
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
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
97.3 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0.9 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.6
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 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0.040 to 0.080