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EN 1.0425 Steel vs. EN 1.5503 Steel

Both EN 1.0425 steel and EN 1.5503 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0425 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
270 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
400 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
41 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
200 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.16 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.18
98.4 to 99.239
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0