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SAE-AISI 1211 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1211 steel and SAE-AISI 1536 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1211 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 180
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 280
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 50
39 to 46
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 350
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 580
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
360 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 52
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 110
93 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 550
340 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.3 to 0.37
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.23
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.2 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants