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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.8153 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.8153 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.8153 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
200 to 570
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
670 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
95.7 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.2