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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.3