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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. EN 1.5026 Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and EN 1.5026 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5026 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
1.6 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0