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EN 1.5510 Steel vs. EN 1.6523 Steel

Both EN 1.5510 steel and EN 1.6523 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.6523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 190
150 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1600
510 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 47
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.149
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants