EN 1.5408 Steel vs. EN 1.5537 Steel
Both EN 1.5408 steel and EN 1.5537 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5537 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 160 | |
160 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 64 to 69 | |
64 to 69 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1620 | |
520 to 1760 |
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 | 48 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 57 | |
18 to 63 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 39 | |
18 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 48 | |
15 to 52 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.32 | |
0.33 to 0.38 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.8 | |
97.6 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.0 | |
0.8 to 1.1 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.080 to 0.12 | |
0 |
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 |