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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. EN 1.8153 Steel

Both EN 1.8523 steel and EN 1.8153 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8153 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
200 to 570
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
670 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
20 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
95.7 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.2