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EN 1.6554 Steel vs. EN 1.3518 Steel

Both EN 1.6554 steel and EN 1.3518 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3518 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 280
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 33
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.3
96.3 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0