EN 1.5520 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel
Both EN 1.5520 steel and SAE-AISI 1040 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5520 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 170 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
| 13 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 300 | |
| 220 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 62 to 75 | |
| 40 to 45 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 340 | |
| 350 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 1410 | |
| 570 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 480 | |
| 320 to 530 |
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 | 50 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 42 to 230 | |
| 79 to 96 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 600 | |
| 270 to 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 50 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 36 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 41 | |
| 18 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
| 0.37 to 0.44 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.9 | |
| 98.6 to 99.03 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| 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 |