EN 1.5662 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1049 Steel
Both EN 1.5662 steel and SAE-AISI 1049 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 220 to 230 | |
200 to 220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 450 | |
250 to 400 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 56 to 57 | |
34 to 46 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 470 | |
420 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 750 | |
680 to 750 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 to 660 | |
370 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.7 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.8 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
75 to 99 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 810 to 1150 | |
370 to 1090 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
24 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
22 to 23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.46 to 0.53 |
Iron (Fe), % | 88.6 to 91.2 | |
98.5 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |