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SAE-AISI 1037 Steel vs. EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1037 steel and EN 1.4412 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4412 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 640
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 780
140
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
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.38
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
60.4 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030