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EN 1.7729 Steel vs. EN 1.5521 Steel

Both EN 1.7729 steel and EN 1.5521 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.7729 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 500
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
59 to 72
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
310 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
430 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 750
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1500
250 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
15 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
16 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
13 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.080
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.16 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 94.8 to 97
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.75
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.8
0