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EN 1.7016 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8620 Steel

Both EN 1.7016 steel and SAE-AISI 8620 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7016 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8620 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 170
150 to 210
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 450 to 1390
520 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
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 45
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 49
18 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
18 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.6
96.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040