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SAE-AISI 9260 Steel vs. EN 1.7221 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9260 steel and EN 1.7221 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 9260 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
200 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
290 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
650 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
430 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
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 45
44
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
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
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 46
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
83 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
490 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 96.9
96.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030