SAE-AISI A9 Steel vs. EN 1.0451 Steel
Both SAE-AISI A9 steel and EN 1.0451 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A9 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0451 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2030 | |
| 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| 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 | 35 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.9 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 70 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 82 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 73 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.6 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 66 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87 to 90.5 | |
| 97.2 to 99.58 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.8 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |