EN 1.5113 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1340 Steel
Both EN 1.5113 steel and SAE-AISI 1340 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1340 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 270 | |
| 160 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 470 | |
| 220 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 540 | |
| 340 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 900 | |
| 540 to 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 770 | |
| 300 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 96 | |
| 78 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 1570 | |
| 240 to 1040 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 19 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.38 to 0.43 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 97.5 | |
| 97.2 to 97.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 1.6 to 1.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |