EN 1.5503 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1012 Steel
Both EN 1.5503 steel and SAE-AISI 1012 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5503 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 160 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
| 21 to 31 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 150 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 72 | |
| 45 to 57 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 320 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 520 | |
| 360 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 430 | |
| 200 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 41 to 81 | |
| 80 to 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 490 | |
| 110 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 11 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.2 | |
| 0.1 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 99.239 | |
| 99.16 to 99.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| 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 |