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EN 1.6957 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1086 Steel

Both EN 1.6957 steel and SAE-AISI 1086 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6957 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
220 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
300 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
28 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 570
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
760 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
480 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
79 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1630
610 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
26 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.7 to 94.7
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.4 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0