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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1086 steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
63 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0.13 to 0.16
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.8
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