EN 1.0033 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1021 Steel
Both EN 1.0033 steel and SAE-AISI 1021 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 EN 1.0033 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 86 to 96 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 32 | |
| 17 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 to 140 | |
| 190 to 300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 310 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 330 | |
| 480 to 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 200 | |
| 260 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 to 83 | |
| 84 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 63 to 100 | |
| 180 to 530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 12 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 14 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 to 10 | |
| 15 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.11 | |
| 0.18 to 0.23 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.8 to 100 | |
| 98.8 to 99.22 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |