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SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. EN 1.8871 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and EN 1.8871 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.8871 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 760
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 650
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 1130
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050