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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

Both EN 1.6958 steel and EN 1.5522 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 700
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
59 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1070
300 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
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 47
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3050
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0