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SAE-AISI 1340 Steel vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1340 steel and EN 1.5525 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1340 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 390
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 440
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 730
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 620
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
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 48
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 110
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 1040
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 26
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.9
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants