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EN 1.8873 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel

Both EN 1.8873 steel and SAE-AISI 1536 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.8873 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
360 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 39
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
93 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
340 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0