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EN 1.1203 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8627 Steel

Both EN 1.1203 steel and SAE-AISI 8627 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1203 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8627 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 15
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 480
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 780
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 480
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 610
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.9
96.8 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040