SAE-AISI 1039 Steel vs. EN 1.1191 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1039 steel and EN 1.1191 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 SAE-AISI 1039 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1191 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 to 200 | |
180 to 200 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 18 | |
16 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 370 | |
210 to 290 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 420 | |
380 to 430 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 610 to 690 | |
630 to 700 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 580 | |
310 to 440 |
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 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
2.1 |
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 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 88 to 94 | |
83 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 890 | |
260 to 510 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
22 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
21 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 22 | |
20 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.37 to 0.44 | |
0.42 to 0.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.5 to 98.9 | |
97.3 to 99.08 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.035 |