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EN 1.5450 Steel vs. EN 1.6228 Steel

Both EN 1.5450 steel and EN 1.6228 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 1.5450 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6228 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
65
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
390

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
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Boron (B), % 0.0020 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.8
96.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050