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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. EN 1.0411 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1042 steel and EN 1.0411 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0411 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
12 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 50
60 to 74
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
300 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
420 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
270 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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
43 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
190 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
13 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0.18 to 0.22
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
98.7 to 99.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.7 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants