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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. EN 1.5701 Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and EN 1.5701 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5701 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
130 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
430 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.090 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
97.2 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0