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SAE-AISI 8740 Steel vs. EN 1.7375 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8740 steel and EN 1.7375 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 8740 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7375 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 400
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 670
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 570
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 850
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.7
94.5 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010