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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and SAE-AISI L3 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
2.5
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
1.3 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
95.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0.1 to 0.3