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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1548 Steel

Both EN 1.7231 steel and SAE-AISI 1548 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1548 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 280
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
11 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360 to 500
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 930
730 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 800
420 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 46
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
79 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 1700
470 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
26 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.44 to 0.52
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
1.1 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants