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EN 1.0050 Steel vs. EN 1.5502 Steel

Both EN 1.0050 steel and EN 1.5502 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.0050 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5502 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
190 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
400 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
270 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
41 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
200 to 520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 40

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
98 to 99.249
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.025