EN 1.0034 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1146 Steel
Both EN 1.0034 steel and SAE-AISI 1146 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 1.0034 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1146 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 97 to 110 | |
| 190 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 32 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 170 | |
| 240 to 400 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 230 | |
| 410 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 380 | |
| 670 to 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 360 to 630 |
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 | 53 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| 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 | 31 to 95 | |
| 93 to 97 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 84 to 210 | |
| 340 to 1050 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 13 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 20 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.42 to 0.49 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.7 to 100 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |