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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

Both EN 1.5535 steel and EN 1.6554 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
230 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
17 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
550 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
810 to 1650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
94.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants