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EN 1.7016 Steel vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

Both EN 1.7016 steel and EN 1.5525 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7016 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 170
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 450 to 1390
440 to 1440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 45
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 49
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.6
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants