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EN 1.3536 Steel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

Both EN 1.3536 steel and EN 1.8550 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3536 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
300
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 660
1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
67

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.4
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035