EN 1.5520 Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel
Both EN 1.5520 steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 170 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 300 | |
| 180 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 62 to 75 | |
| 63 to 73 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 340 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 1410 | |
| 390 to 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 480 | |
| 260 to 420 |
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 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 42 to 230 | |
| 40 to 83 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 600 | |
| 190 to 460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 50 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 36 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 41 | |
| 11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
| 0.13 to 0.16 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.9 | |
| 98.4 to 99.269 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0.6 to 0.8 |
| 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 |