EN 1.5026 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel
Both EN 1.5026 steel and SAE-AISI H26 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1980 | |
720 to 2100 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
240 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1810 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1760 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
410 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
22 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
45 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
9.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
90 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
12 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 71 | |
22 to 63 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
19 to 39 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
5.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 60 | |
22 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.52 to 0.6 | |
0.45 to 0.55 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
3.8 to 4.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.3 | |
73.3 to 77.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.6 to 2.0 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
17.3 to 19 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |