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EN 1.3515 Steel vs. EN 1.1060 Steel

Both EN 1.3515 steel and EN 1.1060 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3515 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 220
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1460
490 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 46
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
17 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
18 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
16 to 55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.75
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 99
98.2 to 99.16
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.1
0.5 to 0.8
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.035

Comparable Variants