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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1070 Steel

Both EN 1.6958 steel and SAE-AISI 1070 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
190 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 700
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
34 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 700
380 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
640 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1070
420 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
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 47
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
59 to 86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3050
470 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0