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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. EN 1.1170 Steel

Both EN 1.5521 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 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1170 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
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 310
220 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 360
390 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
640 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
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 51
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 8.1
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 47
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
91 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 630
290 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0.25 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 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