EN 1.5502 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1070 Steel
Both EN 1.5502 steel and SAE-AISI 1070 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5502 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 160 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 20 | |
| 10 to 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 290 | |
| 270 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 62 to 76 | |
| 34 to 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 330 | |
| 380 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 1380 | |
| 640 to 760 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 440 | |
| 420 to 560 |
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 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| 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 | 47 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 41 to 210 | |
| 59 to 86 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 520 | |
| 470 to 850 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 49 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 35 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 40 | |
| 21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
| 0.65 to 0.75 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 99.249 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |