SAE-AISI 1084 Steel vs. EN 1.0303 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1084 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 1084 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0303 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 270 | |
| 84 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 to 370 | |
| 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 | 470 to 550 | |
| 220 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 930 | |
| 290 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 600 | |
| 200 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 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 | 7.1 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 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 | 81 to 89 | |
| 30 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 to 960 | |
| 110 to 270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 33 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 30 | |
| 9.2 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.8 to 0.93 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 98.6 | |
| 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 |