SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. EN 1.1118 Cast Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and EN 1.1118 cast steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1137 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1118 cast steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
14 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 400 | |
320 to 400 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 760 | |
700 to 750 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 650 | |
460 to 630 |
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 | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
1.9 |
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 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 100 | |
97 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 1130 | |
550 to 1050 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 27 | |
25 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
22 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 23 | |
22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.39 | |
0.2 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.3 | |
97.3 to 98.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
1.5 to 1.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
0 to 0.015 |