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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. EN 1.8519 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1021 steel and EN 1.8519 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.8519 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
630
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 320
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
1030

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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
58

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 530
2790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.27 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.3 to 2.7
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
95.7 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2