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EN 1.5408 Steel vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

Both EN 1.5408 steel and EN 1.3538 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1620
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 48
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.32
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.12
0.4 to 0.5
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants