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EN 1.1191 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel

Both EN 1.1191 steel and SAE-AISI 1042 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 1.1191 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 290
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 430
380 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 700
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 440
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 48
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
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 83 to 100
87 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 510
320 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.47
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 99.08
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
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