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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. EN 1.5450 Steel

Both EN 1.5535 steel and EN 1.5450 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 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5450 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0.0020 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
97.6 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060