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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. EN 1.1122 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1552 steel and EN 1.1122 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 1552 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1122 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
100 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 400
170 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 46
63 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
340 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
240 to 370

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 98
36 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
160 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0.080 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
98.7 to 99.62
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
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