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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and SAE-AISI 1046 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 1046 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
14 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
240 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Shear Strength, MPa 550
410 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
660 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
370 to 610

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
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
12

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
91 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
360 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
98.4 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