EN 1.5414 Steel vs. EN 1.0038 Steel
Both EN 1.5414 steel and EN 1.0038 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5414 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 180 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 270 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 46 | |
| 28 to 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 240 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 580 | |
| 380 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 380 | |
| 200 to 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 72 to 88 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 320 to 370 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 12 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 98.7 | |
| 97.1 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.012 | |
| 0 to 0.014 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |