EN 1.1132 Steel vs. EN 1.5526 Steel
Both EN 1.1132 steel and EN 1.5526 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1132 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5526 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
150 to 170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
65 to 71 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 490 | |
490 to 1650 |
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 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
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
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
17 to 59 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
18 to 40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 16 | |
14 to 49 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.17 | |
0.27 to 0.32 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.57 | |
97.7 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0.8 to 1.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |