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EN 1.1158 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1039 Steel

Both EN 1.1158 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1158 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1039 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 150
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 24
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 220
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 320
380 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 500
610 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 310
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 7.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
88 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 250
310 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.38
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050