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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. EN 1.6368 Steel

Both EN 1.8888 steel and EN 1.6368 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.8888 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6368 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
310 to 330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
43 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
410 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
660 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
460 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
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 40
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
580 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
95.1 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0