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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. Hot Rolled SAE-AISI 1040

Both EN 1.5535 steel and hot rolled SAE-AISI 1040 are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is hot rolled SAE-AISI 1040.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 72
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
320

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 50
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
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
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
98.6 to 99.03
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
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