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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. EN 1.0545 Steel

Both EN 1.5525 steel and EN 1.0545 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0545 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
370

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 50
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
95.5 to 99.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14