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SAE-AISI 1084 Steel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1084 steel and EN 1.5522 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 270
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 370
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
59 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 550
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 600
300 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
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 81 to 89
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 960
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 30
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0.2 to 0.24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.6
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.9 to 1.2
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