EN 1.0214 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1074 Steel
Both EN 1.0214 steel and SAE-AISI 1074 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0214 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 97 to 130 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 31 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 250 | |
| 290 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 66 to 80 | |
| 34 to 45 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 440 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 460 | |
| 740 to 820 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 360 | |
| 450 to 570 |
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 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
| 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 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 34 to 130 | |
| 77 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 340 | |
| 550 to 860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 14 | |
| 24 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.12 | |
| 0.7 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.17 to 99.6 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |