EN 1.5522 Steel vs. EN 1.5503 Steel
Both EN 1.5522 steel and EN 1.5503 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
| 120 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 330 | |
| 180 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 59 to 69 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 270 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 1490 | |
| 400 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 520 | |
| 270 to 430 |
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 | |
| 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 | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 250 | |
| 41 to 81 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 720 | |
| 200 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 53 | |
| 14 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 44 | |
| 12 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.24 | |
| 0.16 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 98.9 | |
| 98.4 to 99.239 |
| 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 |