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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. EN 1.8870 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1541 steel and EN 1.8870 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 1.8870 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 420
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 480
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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 52
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050