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EN 1.6511 Steel vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

Both EN 1.6511 steel and EN 1.5510 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.6511 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
130 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
220 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 990
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 770
310 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
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 36
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1590
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
13 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 97.2
97.9 to 99.149
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025