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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1021 steel and EN 1.6957 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1021 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 54
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 320
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
450
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 530
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
92.7 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.4 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0070
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15