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EN 1.3555 (13MoCrNi42-16-14) High-Temperature Bearing Steel

EN 1.3555 steel is an alloy steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. Cited properties are appropriate for the annealed condition. 1.3555 is the EN numeric designation for this material. 13MoCrNi42-16-14 is the EN chemical designation.

It has a very high base cost among EN wrought alloy steels. In addition, it has a very high electrical conductivity and a very high melting temperature.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN 1.3555 steel to: EN wrought alloy steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness

230

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

190 GPa 28 x 10⁶ psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

75 GPa 11 x 10⁶ psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

770 MPa 110 x 10³ psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

260 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

540 °C 1010 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1500 °C 2730 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1450 °C 2650 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

460 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Expansion

13 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

9.3 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

11 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

11 % relative

Density

7.9 g/cm³ 500 lb/ft³

Embodied Carbon

5.6 kg CO₂/kg material

Embodied Energy

81 MJ/kg 35 x 10³ BTU/lb

Embodied Water

90 L/kg 11 gal/lb

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

24 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

27 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

23 points

Thermal Shock Resistance

22 points

Alloy Composition

Among alloy steels, the composition of EN 1.3555 steel is notable for including tungsten (W) and containing a comparatively high amount of chromium (Cr). Tungsten interacts with other alloying elements to a greater extent than usual, which makes it hard to broadly characterize its effects. Chromium is used to improve corrosion resistance and most mechanical properties (particularly at higher temperatures).

Iron (Fe)Fe		85.4 to 87.7
Molybdenum (Mo)Mo		4.0 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr)Cr		3.9 to 4.3
Nickel (Ni)Ni		3.2 to 3.6
Vanadium (V)V		1.0 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn)Mn		0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si)Si		0.1 to 0.25
Carbon (C)C		0.1 to 0.15
Tungsten (W)W		0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu)Cu		0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P)P		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S)S		0 to 0.010