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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9255 Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and SAE-AISI 9255 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Shear Strength, MPa 550
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
96.2 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040