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EN 1.6553 Steel vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

Both EN 1.6553 steel and EN 1.8872 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 240
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 460
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 670
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
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 39
39
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
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1190
530
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
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 98.2
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050