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SAE-AISI 1524 Steel vs. EN 1.8838 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1524 steel and EN 1.8838 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 SAE-AISI 1524 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8838 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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 52
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0.19 to 0.25
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
95 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14