EN 1.5508 Steel vs. EN 1.5510 Steel
Both EN 1.5508 steel and EN 1.5510 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 to 180 | |
| 130 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 20 | |
| 11 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 320 | |
| 220 to 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 62 to 74 | |
| 62 to 72 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 360 | |
| 310 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 1460 | |
| 450 to 1600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 490 | |
| 310 to 520 |
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 | 51 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 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 | 47 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 230 | |
| 46 to 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 640 | |
| 260 to 710 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 52 | |
| 16 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 36 | |
| 17 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 43 | |
| 13 to 47 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
| 0.25 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.9 to 99.199 | |
| 97.9 to 99.149 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| 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 |