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EN 1.5515 Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both EN 1.5515 steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5515 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 64 to 69
56 to 57
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1760
740 to 750

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 63
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 52
22

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.9
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050