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EN 1.8915 Steel vs. EN 1.5682 Steel

Both EN 1.8915 steel and EN 1.5682 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.8915 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5682 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
400
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 79
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
88.7 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050