SAE-AISI 1017 Steel vs. EN 1.5502 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1017 steel and EN 1.5502 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5502 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 to 130 | |
120 to 160 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 30 | |
12 to 20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 270 | |
190 to 290 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 46 to 56 | |
62 to 76 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 290 | |
280 to 330 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 460 | |
400 to 1380 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 390 | |
270 to 440 |
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 | 1420 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
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 | 88 to 110 | |
41 to 210 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 400 | |
200 to 520 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
14 to 49 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
15 to 35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 14 | |
12 to 40 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
0.15 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.11 to 99.55 | |
98 to 99.249 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
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 |