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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1080 Steel

Both EN 1.8151 steel and SAE-AISI 1080 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1080 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
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 670 to 1940
770 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0.75 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
98.1 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0