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EN 1.1181 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1043 Steel

Both EN 1.1181 steel and SAE-AISI 1043 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 1.1181 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1043 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
190 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 20
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 260
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 390
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 620
650 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 380
350 to 600

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 42
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
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 90 to 110
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 380
320 to 980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 22
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 21
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.4 to 0.47
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 99.18
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
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