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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. EN 1.8868 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1070 steel and EN 1.8868 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8868 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 460
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 560
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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 50
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 86
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 850
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
96.4 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050