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EN 1.7244 Steel vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

Both EN 1.7244 steel and EN 1.5511 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7244 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 180
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 65 to 67
51 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1390
490 to 580

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 44
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
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 17 to 49
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.2
98.3 to 99.159
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants