EN 1.0434 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel
Both EN 1.0434 steel and SAE-AISI 1010 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0434 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 160 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 28 | |
| 22 to 31 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 300 | |
| 150 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 64 to 74 | |
| 46 to 56 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 330 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 540 | |
| 350 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 450 | |
| 190 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 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 14 |
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 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 39 to 140 | |
| 82 to 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 540 | |
| 100 to 290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 19 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 11 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.19 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.8 to 99.18 | |
| 99.18 to 99.62 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.65 to 0.85 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| 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 |