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EN 1.8912 Steel vs. EN 1.8834 Steel

Both EN 1.8912 steel and EN 1.8834 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8912 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8834 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 58
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 46
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0.015 to 0.034
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.05
95.6 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.12