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EN 1.7227 Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both EN 1.7227 steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7227 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 540 to 1850
390 to 510

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 46
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 65
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 43
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 54
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 98
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants