EN 1.5520 Steel vs. EN 1.1170 Steel
Both EN 1.5520 steel and EN 1.1170 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1170 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 to 170 | |
180 to 210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
16 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 300 | |
220 to 330 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 340 | |
390 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 1410 | |
640 to 730 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 480 | |
330 to 500 |
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 | 50 | |
50 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
49 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 42 to 230 | |
91 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 600 | |
290 to 670 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 50 | |
23 to 26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 36 | |
21 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 41 | |
20 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
0.25 to 0.32 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.9 | |
96.7 to 98.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
1.3 to 1.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.035 |