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EN 1.5402 Steel vs. EN 1.1191 Steel

Both EN 1.5402 steel and EN 1.1191 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5402 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1191 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
210 to 290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
16 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
310 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
260 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.7
97.3 to 99.08
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.040 to 0.080
0