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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both EN 1.5501 steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 150
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
66

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035