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SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 12L14 steel and EN 1.6957 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 12L14 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 290
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 51
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 370
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
450
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 93
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.7
92.7 to 94.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.4 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.090
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0.26 to 0.35
0 to 0.0070
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15