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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1022 Steel

Both EN 1.5535 steel and SAE-AISI 1022 steel 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 SAE-AISI 1022 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
150 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
17 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 72
45 to 54
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
310 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
480 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
260 to 450

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
52
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
7.9
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
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
190 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
98.7 to 99.12
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.7 to 1.0
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

Comparable Variants