EN 1.0213 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1016 Steel
Both EN 1.0213 steel and SAE-AISI 1016 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0213 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1016 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 92 to 120 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 25 | |
| 21 to 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
| 180 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 72 to 80 | |
| 45 to 57 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 270 | |
| 280 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 430 | |
| 430 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 330 | |
| 240 to 390 |
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 | 1430 | |
| 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 | 6.9 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
| 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 | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 98 | |
| 92 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 300 | |
| 150 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 14 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.060 to 0.1 | |
| 0.13 to 0.18 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.245 to 99.67 | |
| 98.8 to 99.27 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.45 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |