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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. EN 1.0487 Steel

Both EN 1.3551 steel and EN 1.0487 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0487 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
96.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.6 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.050