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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1086 Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and SAE-AISI 1086 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
220 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
300 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 600
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
760 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
480 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
79 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
610 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
26 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
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