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EN 1.5502 Steel vs. EN 1.0308 Steel

Both EN 1.5502 steel and EN 1.0308 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5502 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0308 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
100 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
7.8 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 290
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 330
230 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 1380
360 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
190 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 210
32 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 520
93 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 49
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 35
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 40
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.249
98.2 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045

Comparable Variants