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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. EN 1.0234 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1050 steel and EN 1.0234 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1050 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0234 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
100 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 400
170 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 45
64 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
350 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
220 to 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
53
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
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
36 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
130 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
12 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0.13 to 0.17
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
99.02 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.35 to 0.6
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