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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. EN 1.5526 Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and EN 1.5526 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5526 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
150 to 170
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 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
47

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 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
18 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
14 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants