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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. EN 1.1152 Steel

Both EN 1.5525 steel and EN 1.1152 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1152 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 73
63 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
400 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
270 to 440

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
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 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
41 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
200 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
15 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
98.6 to 99.52
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants