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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8615 Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and SAE-AISI 8615 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8615 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 660
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
96.9 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040