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EN 1.5503 Steel vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Both EN 1.5503 steel and EN 1.5663 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5503 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5663 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 320
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 520
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 430
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 81
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 490
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
22

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.239
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.010