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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
490
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
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
66

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
5.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0.4 to 0.6
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 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0