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EN 1.0214 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1021 Steel

Both EN 1.0214 steel and SAE-AISI 1021 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0214 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 130
130 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 31
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 250
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 66 to 80
46 to 54
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
310 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 460
480 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 360
260 to 450

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 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34 to 130
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 340
180 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0.18 to 0.23
Iron (Fe), % 99.17 to 99.6
98.8 to 99.22
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants