EN 1.5535 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1213 Steel
Both EN 1.5535 steel and SAE-AISI 1213 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 130 to 180 | |
140 to 190 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 22 | |
11 to 29 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 320 | |
200 to 290 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 62 to 72 | |
40 to 50 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 370 | |
290 to 360 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 1490 | |
440 to 600 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 500 | |
260 to 470 |
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 | 7.2 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
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 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 250 | |
63 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 680 | |
180 to 580 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 53 | |
16 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
17 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 44 | |
14 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.13 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.6 to 98.9 | |
98.4 to 99 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0.070 to 0.12 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0.24 to 0.33 |