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EN 1.5522 Steel vs. EN 1.6773 Steel

Both EN 1.5522 steel and EN 1.6773 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6773 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
560
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
670
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 520
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
450
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 720
2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
33

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.24
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
92 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.6 to 4.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025