SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. EN 1.0456 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and EN 1.0456 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1080 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0456 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 220 to 260 | |
120 to 130 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
24 to 26 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 to 360 | |
210 to 220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 520 | |
270 to 280 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 870 | |
420 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 590 | |
290 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
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 | 9.6 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
2.2 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
49 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 80 to 84 | |
93 to 99 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 610 to 920 | |
220 to 230 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 31 | |
15 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 26 | |
16 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 29 | |
13 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.75 to 0.88 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 98.7 | |
96.7 to 99.48 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0.5 to 1.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
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 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |