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SAE-AISI S7 Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both SAE-AISI S7 steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S7 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 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 74
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2030
1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.4
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 66
32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 94.9
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0