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EN 1.0511 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Both EN 1.0511 steel and SAE-AISI 52100 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0511 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.4
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 47
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
1.4 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 99.13
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015