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SAE-AISI 81B45 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9255 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 81B45 steel and SAE-AISI 9255 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 81B45 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 24
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 350
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 400
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 670
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 560
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 840
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98
96.2 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040