ASTM A227 Spring Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1552 Steel
Both ASTM A227 spring steel and SAE-AISI 1552 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 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 ASTM A227 spring steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 500 to 640 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 900 to 1160 | |
| 290 to 400 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1030 to 1330 | |
| 460 to 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1720 to 2220 | |
| 760 to 840 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1430 to 1850 | |
| 460 to 650 |
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 | 52 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| 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 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 260 | |
| 81 to 98 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 61 to 79 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 48 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 71 | |
| 26 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 0.85 | |
| 0.47 to 0.55 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.4 to 99.1 | |
| 97.9 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.3 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |