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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. EN 1.5535 Steel

Both EN 1.6587 steel and EN 1.5535 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6587 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5535 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
130 to 180
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 1420
450 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 41
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
97.6 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants