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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4147 Steel

Both EN 1.8523 steel and SAE-AISI 4147 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 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4147 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
420
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.45 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
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
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0