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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1086 steel and EN 1.5525 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
62 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
300 to 490

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.2

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 45
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
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