SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. EN 1.0034 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1541 steel and EN 1.0034 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0034 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 220 | |
| 97 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 9.0 to 32 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 420 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 480 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 to 790 | |
| 340 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 680 | |
| 180 to 280 |
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 | 52 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 100 | |
| 31 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 to 1250 | |
| 84 to 210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 12 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 11 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.36 to 0.44 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.3 | |
| 98.7 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |