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EN 1.8522 Steel vs. EN 1.3537 Steel

Both EN 1.8522 steel and EN 1.3537 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8522 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3537 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 380
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1250
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.2
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 44
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 33
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.29 to 0.36
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 96
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0

Comparable Variants