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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 6

Both EN 1.3553 steel and ASTM A356 grade 6 are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 6.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
3.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
96.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0