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EN 1.3539 Steel vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

Both EN 1.3539 steel and EN 1.3551 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the spheroidized condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3539 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
82

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.8
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 1.8 to 2.1
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.5
88.8 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
4.0 to 4.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1