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SAE-AISI 1132 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1026 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1132 steel and SAE-AISI 1026 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1132 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1026 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
200 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 46
45 to 55
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 440
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 720
500 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 590
270 to 470

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
89 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 940
200 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
18 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.34
0.22 to 0.28
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
98.7 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants