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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1021 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and SAE-AISI 1021 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1080 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
130 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
46 to 54
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 520
310 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
480 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 590
260 to 450

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
52
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
7.9
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
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 920
180 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0.18 to 0.23
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
98.8 to 99.22
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants