EN 1.0213 Steel vs. EN 1.5510 Steel
Both EN 1.0213 steel and EN 1.5510 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0213 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 92 to 120 | |
| 130 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 25 | |
| 11 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
| 220 to 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 72 to 80 | |
| 62 to 72 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 270 | |
| 310 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 430 | |
| 450 to 1600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 330 | |
| 310 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 98 | |
| 46 to 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 300 | |
| 260 to 710 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 16 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 17 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 14 | |
| 13 to 47 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.060 to 0.1 | |
| 0.25 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.245 to 99.67 | |
| 97.9 to 99.149 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.45 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |