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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1008 steel and EN 1.0038 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 93 to 100
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
140 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
240 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
200 to 220

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
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
49
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
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
72 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
97.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045

Comparable Variants