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EN 1.0070 Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both EN 1.0070 steel and EN 1.5501 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 1.0070 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
260 to 420

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
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.16
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
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