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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HE Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1552 steel and ASTM grade HE steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HE steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 400
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 98
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
53.9 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040