SAE-AISI 1035 Steel vs. EN 1.5503 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1035 steel and EN 1.5503 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1035 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 120 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 21 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 340 | |
| 180 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 40 to 45 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 370 | |
| 270 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 620 | |
| 400 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 530 | |
| 270 to 430 |
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 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 to 99 | |
| 41 to 81 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 740 | |
| 200 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 14 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 12 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.38 | |
| 0.16 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.08 | |
| 98.4 to 99.239 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.6 to 0.8 |
| 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 |