SAE-AISI 1049 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1049 steel and SAE-AISI 1046 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 220 | |
| 190 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 400 | |
| 240 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 46 | |
| 39 to 50 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 450 | |
| 410 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 750 | |
| 660 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 640 | |
| 370 to 610 |
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 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 99 | |
| 91 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 to 1090 | |
| 360 to 990 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 23 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 23 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.46 to 0.53 | |
| 0.43 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.5 to 98.9 | |
| 98.4 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |