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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. EN 1.7362 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1040 steel and EN 1.7362 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1040 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7362 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
21 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
140 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 390
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
510 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
200 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
510
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 51
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
100 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
91.5 to 95.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050