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EN 1.5510 Steel vs. EN 1.1158 Steel

Both EN 1.5510 steel and EN 1.1158 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 1.5510 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1158 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 190
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
23 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
170 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1600
470 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 520
240 to 310

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 51
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 260
89 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 710
150 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 47
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.149
97.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
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