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EN 1.7228 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5015 Steel

Both EN 1.7228 steel and SAE-AISI 5015 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.7228 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 46
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.54
0.12 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98
98.4 to 99.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040