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EN 1.3523 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1140 Steel

Both EN 1.3523 steel and SAE-AISI 1140 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3523 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
170 to 180
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 520 to 1460
600 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
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 46
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 52
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
18 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.9
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
0.7 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.13