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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. EN 1.7160 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and EN 1.7160 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.7160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
470 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
96.8 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.0 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants