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EN 1.3538 Steel vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

Both EN 1.3538 steel and EN 1.3558 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 740
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.7 to 0.8
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
73.7 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
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
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3