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EN 1.1172 Steel vs. EN 1.5024 Steel

Both EN 1.1172 steel and EN 1.5024 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1172 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5024 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
200 to 470
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1720
670 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 61
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 41
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 55
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.42 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 99.18
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants