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EN 1.8903 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8620 Steel

Both EN 1.8903 steel and SAE-AISI 8620 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8903 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8620 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
270 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
520 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
360 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
410
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 46
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
86 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
340 to 880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.05
96.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0.4 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.22
0