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EN 1.1132 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1140 Steel

Both EN 1.1132 steel and SAE-AISI 1140 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1132 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 24
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 63 to 73
39 to 46
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 310
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 490
600 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 400
340 to 570

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
51
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 7.9
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 38 to 110
89 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 430
310 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
18 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.17
0.37 to 0.44
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.57
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.080 to 0.13

Comparable Variants