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EN 1.5511 Steel vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

Both EN 1.5511 steel and EN 1.7729 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.7729 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51 to 69
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 580
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
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
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
49
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
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.159
94.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.8