EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.3551 Steel
Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.3551 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the spheroidized condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
| 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 | |
| 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 540 | |
| 530 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1490 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 24 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 8.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 9.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
| 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 71 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 96 | |
| 82 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 31 | |
| 18 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.4 | |
| 9.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.78 to 0.86 | |
| 0.77 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.9 to 4.3 | |
| 3.9 to 4.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.7 to 83.7 | |
| 88.8 to 91.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.7 to 5.2 | |
| 4.0 to 4.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 6.0 to 6.7 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.7 to 2.0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |