MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI 1020 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1140 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1020 steel and SAE-AISI 1140 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1020 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1140 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 28
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 250
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 45 to 57
39 to 46
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 280
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 460
600 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 380
340 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 100
89 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 380
310 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
18 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.37 to 0.44
Iron (Fe), % 99.08 to 99.52
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.080 to 0.13

Comparable Variants