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ASTM A372 Grade M Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1132 Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade M steel and SAE-AISI 1132 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 280
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450 to 520
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 570
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 910
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 770
350 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
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 46
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
93 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1580
330 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 32
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 27
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0.24 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.5 to 95.1
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.8 to 3.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.080 to 0.13
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0

Comparable Variants