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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. EN 1.1132 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1541 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 1541 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 260 to 420
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 51
63 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 480
260 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
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 52
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
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 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
38 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
160 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0.13 to 0.17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
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 to 0.050
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants