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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. EN 1.1170 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1552 steel and EN 1.1170 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1170 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 400
220 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
390 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
640 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
330 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 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 98
91 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
290 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0.25 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
96.7 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
1.3 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035