SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. AWS BAu-1
SAE-AISI 1552 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAu-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-1.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 840 | |
| 210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1020 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 990 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 290 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 30 | |
| 4.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 6.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 29 | |
| 8.5 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.47 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 61.9 to 63 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 37 to 38 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.9 to 98.3 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |