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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and SAE-AISI 1046 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 1.8838 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
14 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
240 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 380
410 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
660 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
370 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 44
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
91 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
360 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0