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SAE-AISI A3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S1 Steel

Both SAE-AISI A3 steel and SAE-AISI S1 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A3 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 2150
690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.9
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 77
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 48
22 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 70
21 to 56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
1.0 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 92
91.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.15 to 0.3

Comparable Variants