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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.6587 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6587 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160 to 220
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
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
440
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
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
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 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0