SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel vs. EN 1.5535 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 12L14 steel and EN 1.5535 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 12L14 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5535 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 170 | |
| 130 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 25 | |
| 11 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 290 | |
| 210 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 39 to 51 | |
| 62 to 72 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 370 | |
| 320 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 620 | |
| 450 to 1490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 460 | |
| 300 to 500 |
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 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 64 to 93 | |
| 45 to 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 560 | |
| 240 to 680 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 22 | |
| 16 to 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 17 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 20 | |
| 13 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.2 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.9 to 98.7 | |
| 97.6 to 98.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.85 to 1.2 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.040 to 0.090 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.26 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |