SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. EN 1.0038 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1086 steel and EN 1.0038 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 260 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 to 360 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 240 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 870 | |
| 380 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 580 | |
| 200 to 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 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 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 to 84 | |
| 72 to 88 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 610 to 890 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 31 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 30 | |
| 12 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.8 to 0.93 | |
| 0 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.5 to 98.9 | |
| 97.1 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.014 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |