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EN 1.8958 Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.8958 steel and EN 1.8507 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 1.8958 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
440
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 270
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.85
1.0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 99.3
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035