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SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. EN 1.3520 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 6150 steel and EN 1.3520 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 350
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1200
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 43
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
95.9 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
1.0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0