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EN 1.7106 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1086 Steel

Both EN 1.7106 steel and SAE-AISI 1086 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 1.7106 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 500
220 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2020
760 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 73
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 61
26 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050