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AISI W2 Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both AISI W2 steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI W2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 2400
550 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
88

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 86
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 51
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 80
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.5
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 98.6
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.74
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.35
0

Comparable Variants