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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. EN 1.8918 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and EN 1.8918 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.8918 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
95.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2