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EN 1.5520 Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel

Both EN 1.5520 steel and EN 1.7383 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7383 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 170
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 300
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
350 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 1410
560 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 480
300 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
460
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 50
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
3.9
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 48
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 600
240 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 50
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 41
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
94.3 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010