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EN 1.5918 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1213 Steel

Both EN 1.5918 steel and SAE-AISI 1213 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.5918 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1390
440 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 43
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 49
16 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 35
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 41
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.9 to 96.6
98.4 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.24 to 0.33