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EN 1.5522 Steel vs. EN 1.1141 Steel

Both EN 1.5522 steel and EN 1.1141 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 1.1141 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 520
220

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
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 720
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.24
0.12 to 0.18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
98.8 to 99.58
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035