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EN 1.5511 Steel vs. EN 1.6580 Steel

Both EN 1.5511 steel and EN 1.6580 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5511 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6580 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
220 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 580
720 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
450
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 20
26 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
23 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
21 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.26 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.159
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035

Comparable Variants