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EN 1.7779 Steel vs. SAE-AISI P4 Steel

Both EN 1.7779 steel and SAE-AISI P4 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7779 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
390 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
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 39
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
4.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
68

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.0
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
14 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
15 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.3
4.0 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.4
92.3 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.45 to 0.55
0