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SAE-AISI 9255 Steel vs. EN 1.3537 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9255 steel and EN 1.3537 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9255 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3537 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 2.0
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
54

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030