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EN 1.1122 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1090 Steel

Both EN 1.1122 steel and SAE-AISI 1090 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 1.1122 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 130
220 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 260
320 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 63 to 73
28 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 290
470 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 460
790 to 950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 370
520 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
50
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
1.8
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
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 89
82 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 360
730 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
28 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
25 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0.85 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.62
98 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants