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EN 1.5510 Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.5510 steel and EN 1.8507 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 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 190
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1600
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 520
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
41
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
2.5
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
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 260
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 710
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 47
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.149
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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