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EN 1.1132 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1541 Steel

Both EN 1.1132 steel and SAE-AISI 1541 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1132 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 24
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
260 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 63 to 73
34 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 310
440 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 490
720 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 400
390 to 680

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
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.2

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 46
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 110
78 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 430
410 to 1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.17
0.36 to 0.44
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.57
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants