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EN 1.6553 Steel vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Both EN 1.6553 steel and EN 1.5663 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 EN 1.5663 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 240
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 460
450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 670
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1190
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 98.2
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010