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EN 1.1060 Steel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

Both EN 1.1060 steel and EN 1.5522 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1060 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1720
450 to 1490

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 51
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 61
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 55
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.2 to 0.24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 99.16
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.035
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants