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EN 1.6511 Steel vs. EN 1.5514 Steel

Both EN 1.6511 steel and EN 1.5514 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.5514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 990
470 to 1680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
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 36
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
1.9
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
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
17 to 60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
17 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
14 to 50

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 97.2
97.8 to 99.099
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
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 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025