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EN 1.6511 Steel vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

Both EN 1.6511 steel and EN 1.5113 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.6511 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
170 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 600
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 990
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 770
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1590
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 97.2
97 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
1.6 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025