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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1151 Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and SAE-AISI 1151 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1151 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
260 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 600
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
390 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
86 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
400 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.48 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
98.3 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0.080 to 0.13