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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and SAE-AISI 52100 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 630
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
1.4 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
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