SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. EN 1.1147 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1074 steel and EN 1.1147 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1147 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 250 | |
| 110 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 to 350 | |
| 180 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 45 | |
| 63 to 73 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 490 | |
| 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 820 | |
| 390 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 570 | |
| 280 to 370 |
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 | 50 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
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 | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 94 | |
| 40 to 73 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 860 | |
| 210 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 12 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.7 to 0.8 | |
| 0.15 to 0.19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.3 to 98.8 | |
| 98.3 to 99.25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |