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SAE-AISI 1046 Steel vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1046 steel and EN 1.7233 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 1046 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
210 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 17
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 390
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 450
450 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 740
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 610
380 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
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 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 95
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 990
380 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
96.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035