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EN 1.6553 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HT Steel

Both EN 1.6553 steel and ASTM grade HT steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 grade HT steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 240
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 21
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 460
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 670
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
15 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 98.2
38.2 to 51.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0