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SAE-AISI 1118 Steel vs. EN 1.0308 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1118 steel and EN 1.0308 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 1118 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0308 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
100 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
7.8 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
230 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
360 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
190 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
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 47
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61
32 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
93 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0 to 0.17
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
98.2 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.6
0 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.045