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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. SAE-AISI O7 Steel

Both EN 1.8151 steel and SAE-AISI O7 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI O7 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 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
680 to 2110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
6.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
23 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
1.1 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
92.9 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants