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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S2 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and SAE-AISI S2 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
96 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0 to 0.5