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EN 1.0478 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1039 Steel

Both EN 1.0478 steel and SAE-AISI 1039 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0478 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1039 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 280
380 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
610 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
340 to 580

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 49
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
88 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
310 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.4
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0