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EN 1.8868 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1030 Steel

Both EN 1.8868 steel and SAE-AISI 1030 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8868 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1030 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
14 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
330 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
530 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 48
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
77 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
230 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.28 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 100
98.7 to 99.12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0