EN 1.7076 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1524 Steel
Both EN 1.7076 steel and SAE-AISI 1524 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7076 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1524 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 170 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 64 to 69 | |
| 39 to 48 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 1700 | |
| 570 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | 45 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 8.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 9.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 60 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 40 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 50 | |
| 18 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.34 | |
| 0.19 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.2 | |
| 98 to 98.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |