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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. EN 1.7779 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and EN 1.7779 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1006 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7779 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
93.8 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.45 to 0.55