EN 1.5023 Steel vs. EN 1.8153 Steel
Both EN 1.5023 steel and EN 1.8153 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5023 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8153 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 440 | |
| 200 to 570 |
| 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 | 570 to 1860 | |
| 670 to 2040 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 67 | |
| 24 to 74 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 43 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 56 | |
| 20 to 62 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.42 | |
| 0.56 to 0.64 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.9 to 97.7 | |
| 95.7 to 96.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 1.8 | |
| 1.5 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |