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SAE-AISI 1037 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4012 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1037 steel and SAE-AISI 4012 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 SAE-AISI 4012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 640
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
220

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.1

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
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 780
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.38
0.090 to 0.14
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
98.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040