SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. EN 1.7711 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 6150 steel and EN 1.7711 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7711 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 350 | |
210 to 280 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 23 | |
16 to 22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 to 750 | |
290 to 520 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 400 to 730 | |
440 to 570 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1200 | |
690 to 930 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 1160 | |
400 to 800 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
430 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
33 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 to 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
3.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
2.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
32 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
54 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 180 | |
130 to 140 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 to 3590 | |
430 to 1690 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 43 | |
24 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 32 | |
22 to 27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
8.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 38 | |
24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.48 to 0.53 | |
0.36 to 0.44 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.7 | |
96 to 97.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
0.45 to 0.85 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 0.65 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0.25 to 0.35 |