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SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. EN 1.5521 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and EN 1.5521 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 31
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 56
59 to 72
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
310 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 400
430 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 330
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 93
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 290
250 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
15 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
16 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
13 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0.16 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 99.18 to 99.62
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants