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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. EN 1.5918 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1021 steel and EN 1.5918 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5918 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
530 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
19 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
18 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
15 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.14 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
94.9 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025