EN 1.5501 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1140 Steel
Both EN 1.5501 steel and SAE-AISI 1140 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1140 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 150 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 270 | |
| 230 to 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
| 39 to 46 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 310 | |
| 370 to 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 510 | |
| 600 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 420 | |
| 340 to 570 |
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 | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 83 | |
| 89 to 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 460 | |
| 310 to 870 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 18 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.16 | |
| 0.37 to 0.44 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 99.269 | |
| 98.4 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |