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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. EN 1.8522 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1070 steel and EN 1.8522 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 230
220 to 380
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
730 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
470
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 50
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
26 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
23 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0.29 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
93.7 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25