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EN 1.5636 Steel vs. SAE-AISI T2 Steel

Both EN 1.5636 steel and SAE-AISI T2 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5636 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T2 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 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
780 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
46
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.12
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.4
70.8 to 75.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
1.8 to 2.4