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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. EN 1.3566 Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and EN 1.3566 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3566 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
150 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
490 to 1380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
14 to 40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.12 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
96.8 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants