EN 1.5522 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel
Both EN 1.5522 steel and SAE-AISI 1536 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1536 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
| 180 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 330 | |
| 240 to 380 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 59 to 69 | |
| 39 to 46 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 400 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 1490 | |
| 640 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 520 | |
| 360 to 600 |
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 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
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 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 250 | |
| 93 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 720 | |
| 340 to 950 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 53 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 44 | |
| 20 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.24 | |
| 0.3 to 0.37 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 98.9 | |
| 98 to 98.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| 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 |