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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

Both EN 1.5026 steel and EN 1.3551 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
88.8 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1