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EN 1.5023 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A4 Steel

Both EN 1.5023 steel and SAE-AISI A4 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5023 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 570 to 1860
710 to 2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 67
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 43
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 56
23 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 2.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.7
92 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
1.8 to 2.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants