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SAE-AISI 1078 Steel vs. EN 1.0491 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1078 steel and EN 1.0491 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 1078 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0491 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 470
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 780
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 570
270

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 49
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 90
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 860
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 28
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.72 to 0.85
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
96.1 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.070