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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. EN 1.7715 Steel

Both EN 1.5525 steel and EN 1.7715 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 (3, 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 1.7715 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
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
320
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
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
96.5 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.22 to 0.28