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EN 1.5520 Steel vs. EN 1.5408 Steel

Both EN 1.5520 steel and EN 1.5408 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5408 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 170
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 75
64 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 1410
460 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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 50
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 50
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 41
13 to 48

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.28 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
97.7 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants