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EN 1.0425 Steel vs. EN 1.5415 Steel

Both EN 1.0425 steel and EN 1.5415 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0425 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5415 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 44
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 50
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.12 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.18
97.3 to 99.23
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0