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EN 1.7729 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1049 Steel

Both EN 1.7729 steel and SAE-AISI 1049 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.7729 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 500
250 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
34 to 46
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
420 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
680 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 750
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
75 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1500
370 to 1090
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.080
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.46 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.8 to 97
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.75
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.8
0