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EN 1.5638 Steel vs. EN 1.1152 Steel

Both EN 1.5638 steel and EN 1.1152 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.5638 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1152 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
400 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
270 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 52
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
41 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
200 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.12
0.18 to 0.22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
98.6 to 99.52
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025