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EN 1.0511 Steel vs. EN 1.0255 Steel

Both EN 1.0511 steel and EN 1.0255 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized condition. They have a very high 98% 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 1.0511 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250

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 48
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 99.13
94.1 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020