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EN 1.1172 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8660 Steel

Both EN 1.1172 steel and SAE-AISI 8660 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1172 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8660 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1720
660

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 51
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 61
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 41
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 55
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 99.18
96.4 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040