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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. EN 1.0303 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and EN 1.0303 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1080 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0303 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
84 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
12 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
75 to 86
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 520
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
290 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 590
200 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
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 9.6
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
7.9

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 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 84
30 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 920
110 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
10 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
12 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
9.2 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0.020 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
99.335 to 99.71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.25 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants