EN 1.3538 +AC Steel vs. EN 1.6587 +AC Steel
Both EN 1.3538 +AC steel and EN 1.6587 +AC steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the spheroidized condition. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3538 +AC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6587 +AC steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
| 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
| 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
| 58 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 3.3 | |
| 2.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.93 to 1.1 | |
| 0.15 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.7 to 2.0 | |
| 1.5 to 1.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96 to 97.2 | |
| 94.4 to 96.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.5 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |