EN 1.7386 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1015 Steel
Both EN 1.7386 steel and SAE-AISI 1015 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1015 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 200 | |
| 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 20 to 32 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 290 | |
| 170 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 410 | |
| 260 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 670 | |
| 390 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 440 | |
| 210 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 88 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 110 | |
| 83 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 490 | |
| 120 to 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 12 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 0.13 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 86.8 to 90.5 | |
| 99.13 to 99.57 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |