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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN 1.3537 Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and EN 1.3537 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3537 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
2.8
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0