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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. EN 1.5507 Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and EN 1.5507 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
140 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
410
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 39
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
17 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.21 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
97.8 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060

Comparable Variants