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EN 1.5537 Steel vs. EN 1.6773 Steel

Both EN 1.5537 steel and EN 1.6773 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5537 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6773 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
340
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 520 to 1760
1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
61

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 63
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 52
33

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.38
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.6 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
92 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.6 to 4.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025