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EN 1.5681 Steel vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

Both EN 1.5681 steel and EN 1.6553 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5681 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
19 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
330 to 460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
470 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
600 to 1190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.12
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 92.9 to 94.9
95.6 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030