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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
550 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
86.8 to 90.5
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 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0