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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0