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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and SAE-AISI 52100 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7233 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
1.4 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants