SAE-AISI 1049 Steel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1049 steel and EN 1.1221 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 220 | |
210 to 250 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
10 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 400 | |
240 to 340 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 450 | |
450 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 750 | |
730 to 870 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 640 | |
390 to 550 |
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 | |
1410 |
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 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 99 | |
67 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 to 1090 | |
410 to 800 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 27 | |
26 to 31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
23 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 24 | |
23 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.46 to 0.53 | |
0.57 to 0.65 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.5 to 98.9 | |
97.1 to 98.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
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 |