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EN 1.5662 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 81B45 Steel

Both EN 1.5662 steel and SAE-AISI 81B45 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 81B45 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 450
250 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 470
340 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
540 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 660
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
77 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1150
320 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
97 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0