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EN 1.0045 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1012 Steel

Both EN 1.0045 steel and SAE-AISI 1012 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 EN 1.0045 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
21 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
360 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
200 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
80 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
110 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.27
0.1 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 100
99.16 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.3 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050