SAE-AISI 9310 Steel vs. EN 1.6781 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 9310 steel and EN 1.6781 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6781 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 540 to 610 | |
250 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 19 | |
17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 to 390 | |
450 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 820 to 910 | |
830 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 570 | |
680 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
450 |
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 | 48 | |
44 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
7.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.4 | |
5.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
25 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 57 | |
60 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 150 | |
130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 540 to 860 | |
1220 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 32 | |
29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 27 | |
25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 27 | |
24 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
0.15 to 0.19 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
1.3 to 1.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 93.8 to 95.2 | |
92.6 to 94.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
0.55 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
0.45 to 0.6 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 3.5 | |
3.0 to 3.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.012 | |
0 to 0.015 |