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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1038 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and SAE-AISI 1038 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170 to 180
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
590 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
98.6 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0