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EN 1.5502 Steel vs. EN 1.3539 Steel

Both EN 1.5502 steel and EN 1.3539 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.3539 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 1380
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
57

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 49
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 35
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 40
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.8 to 2.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.249
95.2 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.8 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030