EN 1.7233 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1025 Steel
Both EN 1.7233 steel and SAE-AISI 1025 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7233 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 to 290 | |
130 to 140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 23 | |
17 to 28 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 530 | |
190 to 280 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 590 | |
290 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 960 | |
450 to 500 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 780 | |
250 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
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 | 39 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
6.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
45 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 200 | |
80 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 1630 | |
170 to 470 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 34 | |
16 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 28 | |
17 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 28 | |
14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.39 to 0.45 | |
0.22 to 0.28 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.5 | |
99.03 to 99.48 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.050 |