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SAE-AISI 1037 Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1037 steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1037 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 20
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 45
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 640
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 780
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.38
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030