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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
570
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 600
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
470
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
5.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
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 0.035