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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and SAE-AISI M36 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
38
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
70.1 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
4.6 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3