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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1548 Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and SAE-AISI 1548 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 1548 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
11 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
440 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
730 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
420 to 690

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
79 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
470 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
26 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0.44 to 0.52
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.1 to 1.4
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