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SAE-AISI 1039 Steel vs. EN 1.0599 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1039 steel and EN 1.0599 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1039 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0599 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 690
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
440

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 51
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 94
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 890
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0.16 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
96.1 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
1.3 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15