EN 1.1132 Steel vs. EN 1.5525 Steel
Both EN 1.1132 steel and EN 1.5525 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1132 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5525 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
130 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 24 | |
11 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
210 to 310 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
62 to 73 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 310 | |
310 to 350 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 490 | |
440 to 1440 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 400 | |
300 to 490 |
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 | 51 | |
50 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 to 110 | |
44 to 240 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 430 | |
240 to 640 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
16 to 51 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
16 to 36 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 16 | |
13 to 42 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.17 | |
0.18 to 0.23 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.57 | |
97.7 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |