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EN 1.0553 Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.0553 steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
440
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 330
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.24
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 100
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035