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EN 1.3536 Steel vs. EN 1.8522 Steel

Both EN 1.3536 steel and EN 1.8522 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 1.3536 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220 to 380
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
730 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
63

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.29 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.4
93.7 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25