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EN 1.3538 Steel vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Both EN 1.3538 steel and EN 1.3553 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3538 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 740
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
96

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
4.7 to 5.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0