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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8115 Steel

Both EN 1.5535 steel and SAE-AISI 8115 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 EN 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8115 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
97.4 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040