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EN 1.1170 Steel vs. EN 1.5535 Steel

Both EN 1.1170 steel and EN 1.5535 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 1.1170 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5535 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
11 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 450
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 730
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 500
300 to 500

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 100
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 670
240 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.5
97.6 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025