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EN 1.6553 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

Both EN 1.6553 steel and ASTM A356 grade 8 are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6553 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 240
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 460
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 670
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1190
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 98.2
95.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15