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SAE-AISI S7 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI S7 steel and SAE-AISI A2 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S7 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A2 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
710 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
5.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
73

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.4
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 66
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 94.9
89.4 to 93.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.5

Comparable Variants