EN 1.5535 Steel vs. EN 1.0314 Steel
Both EN 1.5535 steel and EN 1.0314 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0314 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 to 180 | |
| 92 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 22 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 320 | |
| 140 to 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 62 to 72 | |
| 78 to 86 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 370 | |
| 200 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 1490 | |
| 320 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 500 | |
| 190 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 7.9 |
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 | 45 to 250 | |
| 68 to 87 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 680 | |
| 95 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 53 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 44 | |
| 10 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.6 to 98.9 | |
| 99.365 to 99.78 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |