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EN 1.5502 Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel

Both EN 1.5502 steel and EN 1.7383 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.7383 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 290
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 330
350 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 1380
560 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
300 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
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
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 520
240 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 49
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 35
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 40
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.249
94.3 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010