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EN 1.0050 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4037 Steel

Both EN 1.0050 steel and SAE-AISI 4037 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0050 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4037 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
290

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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
98 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.040