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EN 1.6308 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8620 Steel

Both EN 1.6308 steel and SAE-AISI 8620 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6308 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8620 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
270 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
520 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
360 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
410
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 39
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
86 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
340 to 880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.9
96.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0