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SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. AISI 329 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and AISI 329 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1137 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 329 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 760
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 650
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 1130
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
63.1 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030