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SAE-AISI A7 Steel vs. EN 1.0481 Steel

Both SAE-AISI A7 steel and EN 1.0481 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0481 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 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2150
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 77
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.9
0.080 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 5.0 to 5.8
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 87.7
96.8 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.9 to 5.2
0 to 0.020