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EN 1.8880 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

Both EN 1.8880 steel and SAE-AISI A7 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8880 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
5.0 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
81.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
3.9 to 5.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0