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EN 1.5682 Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.5682 steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5682 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 68
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Shear Strength, MPa 480
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
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 7.9
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 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 91.1
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 9.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0