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EN 1.8515 Steel vs. EN 1.0487 Steel

Both EN 1.8515 steel and EN 1.0487 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8515 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0487 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 29
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 680
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
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 40
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2310
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
96.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.6 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050