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SAE-AISI 1065 Steel vs. EN 1.5502 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1065 steel and EN 1.5502 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1065 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5502 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 230
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 340
190 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 51
62 to 76
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 780
400 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
270 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 90
41 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 820
200 to 520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
14 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
15 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 27
12 to 40

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
98 to 99.249
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants