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SAE-AISI 8720 Steel vs. EN 1.0545 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8720 steel and EN 1.0545 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8720 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0545 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
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 39
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98
95.5 to 99.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14