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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. EN 1.0303 Steel

Both EN 1.5508 steel and EN 1.0303 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0303 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
84 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
12 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 74
75 to 86
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
290 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
200 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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 51
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
7.9

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 44 to 230
30 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
110 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
10 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
12 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
9.2 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
99.335 to 99.71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.25 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants