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EN 1.1152 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1049 Steel

Both EN 1.1152 steel and SAE-AISI 1049 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
250 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 63 to 73
34 to 46
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
420 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 550
680 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
370 to 640

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 52
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
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 41 to 110
75 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 530
370 to 1090
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
24 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 19
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.22
0.46 to 0.53
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.52
98.5 to 98.9
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