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EN 1.5520 Steel vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

Both EN 1.5520 steel and EN 1.7233 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 1.5520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 170
210 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 300
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
450 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 1410
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 480
380 to 780

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
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
39
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
3.0
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 48
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 230
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 600
380 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 50
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 41
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
96.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
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