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EN 1.0258 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

Both EN 1.0258 steel and SAE-AISI S6 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 EN 1.0258 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 100
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.4
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.040
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.4