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SAE-AISI 1005 Steel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1005 steel and EN 1.1221 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1005 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95
210 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
10 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
240 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 210
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
730 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
390 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
67 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
410 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
23 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
23 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 99.5 to 100
97.1 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035