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SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 760
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 650
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 1130
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants