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SAE-AISI 1060 Steel vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1060 steel and EN 1.7378 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 340
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 450
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 540
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 82
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 790
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 24
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.65
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3