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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. EN 1.5414 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1541 steel and EN 1.5414 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 SAE-AISI 1541 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 420
250 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 480
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
350 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
320 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
96.4 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050