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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. EN 1.3505 Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and EN 1.3505 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
600 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants