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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. EN 1.1121 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and EN 1.1121 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1080 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1121 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 520
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 590
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
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
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 84
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 920
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0.070 to 0.13
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
98.8 to 99.63
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035