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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.3520 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.3520 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
95.9 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.45 to 0.75
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