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EN 1.5522 Steel vs. EN 1.0536 Steel

Both EN 1.5522 steel and EN 1.0536 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 520
510

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 51
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 720
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.24
0.16 to 0.22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
97.2 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
1.3 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15