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EN 1.1152 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4042 Steel

Both EN 1.1152 steel and SAE-AISI 4042 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 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 550
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
570

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
49
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
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 110
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 530
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.22
0.4 to 0.45
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.52
97.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040