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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. EN 1.0050 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1042 steel and EN 1.0050 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1042 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0050 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
6.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
7.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
99.876 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.055
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.055