EN 1.0314 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1030 Steel
Both EN 1.0314 steel and SAE-AISI 1030 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0314 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1030 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 92 to 120 | |
| 150 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 24 to 25 | |
| 14 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 220 | |
| 210 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 78 to 86 | |
| 39 to 48 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 to 250 | |
| 330 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 400 | |
| 530 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 310 | |
| 300 to 490 |
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 | |
| 51 |
| 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 | |
| 7.8 |
| 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 | 68 to 87 | |
| 77 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 95 to 250 | |
| 230 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 14 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 13 | |
| 17 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.28 to 0.34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.365 to 99.78 | |
| 98.7 to 99.12 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 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 |