SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. EN 1.0303 Steel
Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and EN 1.0303 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0303 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 2150 | |
| 290 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1820 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1760 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 19 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 46 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 98 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 64 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 40 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 65 | |
| 9.2 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.8 to 0.9 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70.8 to 75.8 | |
| 99.335 to 99.71 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.25 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 17.5 to 19 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.4 | |
| 0 |