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EN 1.8864 Steel vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

Both EN 1.8864 steel and EN 1.8873 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8864 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15