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EN 1.5510 Steel vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

Both EN 1.5510 steel and EN 1.7233 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 190
210 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
450 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1600
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 520
380 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
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
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 260
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 710
380 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 47
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.149
96.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035