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SAE-AISI S2 Steel vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

Both SAE-AISI S2 steel and EN 1.6553 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 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 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
710 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 68
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.55
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 98.1
95.6 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants