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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. EN 1.8881 Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and EN 1.8881 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. 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 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8881 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
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 1.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15