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SAE-AISI 1132 Steel vs. EN 1.0540 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1132 steel and EN 1.0540 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 1132 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0540 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 440
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 720
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 590
330

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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 940
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.34
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
97.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
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 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.045