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EN 1.1121 Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.1121 steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.1121 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 260
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
470
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 53
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.63
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035