SAE-AISI 6118 Steel vs. EN 1.0215 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 6118 steel and EN 1.0215 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 6118 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0215 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 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 | 45 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 | |
| 79 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.21 | |
| 0 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.6 | |
| 98.7 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |