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EN 1.5522 Steel vs. EN 1.6958 Steel

Both EN 1.5522 steel and EN 1.6958 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6958 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
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
700
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 59 to 69
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 520
1070

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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
9.1

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
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 720
3050
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
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.24
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
92.6 to 94.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12