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SAE-AISI 1055 Steel vs. EN 1.6522 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1055 steel and EN 1.6522 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1055 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 750
500 to 1460

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 51
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 24
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
96.6 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030