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EN 1.8515 Steel vs. EN 1.0503 Steel

Both EN 1.8515 steel and EN 1.0503 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 1.0503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 29
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Shear Strength, MPa 680
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
310

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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2310
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
97.3 to 99.08
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045