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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN 1.6563 Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and EN 1.6563 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6563 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
3.6
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18 to 54

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.38 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
94.9 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0