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EN 1.5502 Steel vs. EN 1.6932 Steel

Both EN 1.5502 steel and EN 1.6932 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.5502 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6932 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 290
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 330
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 1380
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 520
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 49
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 35
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 40
26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.24 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.249
94.5 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15