EN 1.5662 Steel vs. SAE-AISI T1 Steel

Both EN 1.5662 steel and SAE-AISI T1 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T1 steel.

EN 1.5662 (X8Ni9) Nickel Steel SAE-AISI T1 (T12001) Tungsten High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770 to 2130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1810

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1750

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		7.5
Base Metal Price, % relative		45

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		63
Embodied Water, L/kg		90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23 to 64

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 40

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0.65 to 0.8

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		88.6 to 91.2
Iron (Fe), %		73.2 to 77.2

Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		17.3 to 18.8

Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), %		0.9 to 1.3