EN 1.7233 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1108 Steel
Both EN 1.7233 steel and SAE-AISI 1108 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 1108 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 290 | |
| 110 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 23 | |
| 23 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 530 | |
| 170 to 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 590 | |
| 250 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 960 | |
| 380 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 780 | |
| 220 to 360 |
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 | |
| 7.0 |
| 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 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 200 | |
| 95 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 1630 | |
| 130 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 34 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 28 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 28 | |
| 12 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.39 to 0.45 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.5 | |
| 98.9 to 99.24 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.6 to 0.8 |
| 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 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |