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SAE-AISI 4718 Steel vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4718 steel and EN 1.3553 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4718 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.21
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.55
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 97.4
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.4
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0