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EN 1.5662 Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.5662 steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 450
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 130
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 470
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 660
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1150
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0