EN 1.0214 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1026 Steel
Both EN 1.0214 steel and SAE-AISI 1026 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 1026 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 97 to 130 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 31 | |
| 17 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 250 | |
| 200 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 66 to 80 | |
| 45 to 55 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 320 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 460 | |
| 500 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 360 | |
| 270 to 470 |
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 | |
| 89 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 340 | |
| 200 to 580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 14 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.12 | |
| 0.22 to 0.28 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.17 to 99.6 | |
| 98.7 to 99.18 |
| 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 |