Hot Rolled SAE-AISI 1137 vs. Hot Rolled SAE-AISI 1212
Both hot rolled SAE-AISI 1137 and hot rolled SAE-AISI 1212 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the hot worked condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hot rolled SAE-AISI 1137 and the bottom bar is hot rolled SAE-AISI 1212.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 39 | |
| 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 | |
| 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 | |
| 260 |
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 | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.39 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.3 | |
| 98.5 to 99.07 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0.16 to 0.23 |