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EN 1.0234 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1541 Steel

Both EN 1.0234 steel and SAE-AISI 1541 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0234 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 140
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 29
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 270
260 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 64 to 78
34 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
440 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 480
720 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 410
390 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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 53
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 130
78 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 440
410 to 1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 17
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.17
0.36 to 0.44
Iron (Fe), % 99.02 to 99.5
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.6
1.4 to 1.7
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