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EN 1.8835 Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both EN 1.8835 steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.8835 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 49
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.13 to 0.16
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 99.98
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0