SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. EN 1.0411 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and EN 1.0411 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0411 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 94 to 100 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 33 | |
| 12 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 210 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 49 to 62 | |
| 60 to 74 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 300 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 370 | |
| 420 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 300 | |
| 270 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 95 | |
| 43 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 86 to 240 | |
| 190 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 13 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
| 13 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0.18 to 0.22 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.43 to 99.75 | |
| 98.7 to 99.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.4 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |