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SAE-AISI 1016 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1118 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1016 steel and SAE-AISI 1118 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1016 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1118 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 140
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 28
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 480
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 390
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 52
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
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 46
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 100
61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 410
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0.14 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.27
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.3 to 1.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.080 to 0.13