SAE-AISI 1141 Steel vs. EN 1.1132 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1141 steel and EN 1.1132 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1141 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1132 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 220 | |
| 110 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 12 to 24 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 430 | |
| 180 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 39 | |
| 63 to 73 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 480 | |
| 260 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 810 | |
| 370 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 to 700 | |
| 240 to 400 |
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 | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 to 110 | |
| 38 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 1290 | |
| 160 to 430 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.37 to 0.45 | |
| 0.13 to 0.17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.2 | |
| 98.6 to 99.57 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |