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EN 1.6553 Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy

Both EN 1.6553 steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.6553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 21
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 670
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1190
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
110

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 98.2
60.5 to 64.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.1 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0