EN 1.6553 Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy
Both EN 1.6553 steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.6553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 21 | |
29 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 800 | |
440 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 670 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
460 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.7 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
4.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
66 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
110 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 600 to 1190 | |
260 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 24 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 23 | |
110 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.23 to 0.28 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.6 to 98.2 | |
60.5 to 64.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
35 to 37 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0.1 to 0.2 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |