EN 1.3555 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V
Both EN 1.3555 steel and ASTM A182 grade F3V are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3V.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 230 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 540 | |
| 470 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.3 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 4.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 33 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 90 | |
| 63 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 18 | |
| 6.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0010 to 0.0030 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.15 | |
| 0.050 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.9 to 4.3 | |
| 2.8 to 3.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 85.4 to 87.7 | |
| 94.4 to 95.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 4.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.2 to 3.6 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.035 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |