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SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1043 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and SAE-AISI 1043 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1137 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1043 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
190 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 39
40 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 760
650 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 650
350 to 600

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
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 1130
320 to 980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.4 to 0.47
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants