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EN 1.5450 Steel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

Both EN 1.5450 steel and EN 1.5522 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5450 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
300 to 520

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 49
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Boron (B), % 0.0020 to 0.0060
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.8
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0