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SAE-AISI 1046 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1118 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1046 steel and SAE-AISI 1118 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1046 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1118 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 17
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 390
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 450
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 740
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 610
410

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 95
61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 990
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.14 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
1.3 to 1.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.080 to 0.13