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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
550 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0