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SAE-AISI 1037 Steel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1037 steel and EN 1.1221 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1037 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
210 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 20
10 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
240 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 640
730 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
390 to 550

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
67 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 780
410 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
26 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
23 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
23 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.38
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
97.1 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035