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SAE-AISI 1151 Steel vs. EN 1.8897 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1151 steel and EN 1.8897 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 SAE-AISI 1151 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8897 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 410
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 480
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 660
460

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 51
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1170
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.16
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.7
96.8 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12