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EN 1.5503 Steel vs. EN 1.8828 Steel

Both EN 1.5503 steel and EN 1.8828 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5503 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8828 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 320
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 520
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 430
440

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 81
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 490
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0 to 0.16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.239
96.7 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1