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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1012 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and SAE-AISI 1012 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
360 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
99.16 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0