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EN 1.7362 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8720 Steel

Both EN 1.7362 steel and SAE-AISI 8720 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.7362 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8720 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 22
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 250
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 600
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 360
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
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 40
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 340
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.5 to 95.2
96.8 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040