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EN 1.0546 Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.0546 steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.0546 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 49
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 350
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
470
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 45
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 99.15
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.8
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.017
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0