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SAE-AISI 9255 Steel vs. EN 1.6958 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9255 steel and EN 1.6958 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.6958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
700
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
3050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97
92.6 to 94.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12