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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. EN 1.8898 Steel

Both EN 1.5535 steel and EN 1.8898 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8898 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
490

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
96.7 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12