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SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 760
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
770
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
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
82.7 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030