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SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and S32053 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 39
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 760
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 650
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 1130
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
41.7 to 48.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.010