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SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. EN 1.6956 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and EN 1.6956 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 9254 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6956 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
370
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
680
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
1230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0.28 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
92.4 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.9 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.25