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SAE-AISI 1017 Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1017 steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 270
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 290
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 390
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 400
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.11 to 99.55
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035