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EN 1.8870 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel

Both EN 1.8870 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 1.8870 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
13 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
570 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
320 to 530

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 39
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
79 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
270 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
98.6 to 99.03
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0