SAE-AISI 1046 Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1046 steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 190 to 210 | |
230 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 740 | |
770 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
540 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1500 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1450 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
460 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
9.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
5.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
81 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
90 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 26 | |
27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 25 | |
22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.5 | |
0.1 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
3.9 to 4.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 98.9 | |
85.4 to 87.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 4.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
3.2 to 3.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.25 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.3 |