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SAE-AISI 8740 Steel vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8740 steel and EN 1.5510 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 8740 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
130 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
220 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 400
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 670
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 570
310 to 520

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 39
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 120
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 850
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 20
13 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.7
97.9 to 99.149
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants