EN 1.3521 Steel vs. EN 1.8159 Steel
Both EN 1.3521 steel and EN 1.8159 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3521 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8159 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 200 to 360 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1390 | |
| 660 to 1980 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 26 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 49 | |
| 23 to 70 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 35 | |
| 21 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 41 | |
| 19 to 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.14 to 0.19 | |
| 0.47 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98.2 | |
| 96.4 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
| 0.7 to 1.1 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |