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SAE-AISI 1043 Steel vs. EN 1.8874 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1043 steel and EN 1.8874 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 1043 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8874 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 18
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 430
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 710
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 600
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 980
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15