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SAE-AISI 1038 Steel vs. EN 1.8880 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1038 steel and EN 1.8880 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 1038 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8880 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 20
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 350
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 640
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
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 51
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 790
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.05
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15