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SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and SAE-AISI 52100 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9254 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.8
1.4 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.25 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015