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EN 1.8915 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1527 Steel

Both EN 1.8915 steel and SAE-AISI 1527 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8915 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
13 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
220 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
590 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
320 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 46
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
82 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
260 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
98.1 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0