EN 1.5503 Steel vs. EN 1.5521 Steel
Both EN 1.5503 steel and EN 1.5521 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5503 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5521 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 160 | |
| 130 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
| 11 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 210 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 72 | |
| 59 to 72 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 320 | |
| 310 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 520 | |
| 430 to 1390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 430 | |
| 300 to 490 |
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 | 52 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 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
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 41 to 81 | |
| 44 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 490 | |
| 250 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 15 to 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 16 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 13 to 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.2 | |
| 0.16 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 99.239 | |
| 98 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| 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 |