SAE-AISI 1026 Steel vs. EN 1.1203 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1026 steel and EN 1.1203 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 1026 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1203 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 160 | |
200 to 230 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 27 | |
12 to 15 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 310 | |
210 to 310 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 340 | |
420 to 480 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 550 | |
690 to 780 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 470 | |
340 to 480 |
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 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
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 | 46 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 110 | |
69 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 580 | |
310 to 610 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 20 | |
25 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 19 | |
22 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.22 to 0.28 | |
0.52 to 0.6 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.7 to 99.18 | |
97.1 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.035 |