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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. EN 1.8891 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1050 steel and EN 1.8891 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 1050 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8891 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 400
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
480

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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
95.2 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2