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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 94B17 Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and SAE-AISI 94B17 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 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 94B17 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.3 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
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