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EN 1.7362 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

Both EN 1.7362 steel and SAE-AISI S6 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7362 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 600
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.9
2.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 91.5 to 95.2
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4

Comparable Variants