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EN 1.7711 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel

Both EN 1.7711 steel and SAE-AISI 1040 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.7711 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 280
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 22
13 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 520
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 570
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 930
570 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 800
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
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 33
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 140
79 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1690
270 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.5
98.6 to 99.03
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.85
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.65
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0