EN 1.5521 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel
Both EN 1.5521 steel and SAE-AISI 1046 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 130 to 180 | |
190 to 210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
14 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 310 | |
240 to 390 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 59 to 72 | |
39 to 50 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 360 | |
410 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 1390 | |
660 to 740 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 490 | |
370 to 610 |
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 | 51 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
12 |
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 | 47 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 230 | |
91 to 95 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 630 | |
360 to 990 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 49 | |
23 to 26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 35 | |
22 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 41 | |
23 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.2 | |
0.43 to 0.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 98.9 | |
98.4 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
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 to 0.050 |