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SAE-AISI 1049 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9254 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1049 steel and SAE-AISI 9254 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9254 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 450
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 750
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 640
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 99
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370 to 1090
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.53
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
96.1 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040