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EN 1.0545 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8660 Steel

Both EN 1.0545 steel and SAE-AISI 8660 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0545 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8660 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 99.15
96.4 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.8
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0.4 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.017
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0