EN 1.1147 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1023 Steel
Both EN 1.1147 steel and SAE-AISI 1023 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1147 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1023 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
| 130 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
| 17 to 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 250 | |
| 180 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
| 46 to 56 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 | |
| 280 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 470 | |
| 430 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 370 | |
| 240 to 410 |
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 | 51 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 73 | |
| 77 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 370 | |
| 150 to 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.19 | |
| 0.2 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.3 to 99.25 | |
| 99.06 to 99.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |