EN 1.1147 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel
Both EN 1.1147 steel and SAE-AISI 1060 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 1060 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
| 180 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
| 10 to 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 250 | |
| 260 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
| 34 to 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 | |
| 370 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 470 | |
| 620 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 370 | |
| 400 to 540 |
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 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 9.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 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 | 40 to 73 | |
| 58 to 82 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 370 | |
| 430 to 790 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 20 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.19 | |
| 0.55 to 0.65 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.3 to 99.25 | |
| 98.4 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| 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 |