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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1039 Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and SAE-AISI 1039 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1039 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
380 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
610 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
340 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
400
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 41
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
88 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
310 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050