EN 1.1152 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel
Both EN 1.1152 steel and SAE-AISI 1536 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 EN 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1536 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 to 160 | |
180 to 200 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 22 | |
14 to 18 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 300 | |
240 to 380 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
39 to 46 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 340 | |
400 to 440 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 550 | |
640 to 720 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 440 | |
360 to 600 |
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 | 52 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
8.1 |
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 | 18 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 41 to 110 | |
93 to 98 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 530 | |
340 to 950 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
23 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 19 | |
21 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
20 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.18 to 0.22 | |
0.3 to 0.37 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.52 | |
98 to 98.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
1.2 to 1.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.050 |