EN 1.0314 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1140 Steel
Both EN 1.0314 steel and SAE-AISI 1140 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0314 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1140 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 92 to 120 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 24 to 25 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 220 | |
| 230 to 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 78 to 86 | |
| 39 to 46 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 to 250 | |
| 370 to 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 400 | |
| 600 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 310 | |
| 340 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 | 1430 | |
| 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 | 6.9 | |
| 7.0 |
| 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 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 to 87 | |
| 89 to 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 95 to 250 | |
| 310 to 870 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 14 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 13 | |
| 18 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.37 to 0.44 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.365 to 99.78 | |
| 98.4 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |