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SAE-AISI 1055 Steel vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1055 steel and EN 1.7378 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 SAE-AISI 1055 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 390
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 450
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 750
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 630
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
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
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 85
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1070
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 24
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3