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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. EN 1.0536 Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and EN 1.0536 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.010 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.16 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
97.2 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.3 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15