EN 1.1132 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1017 Steel
Both EN 1.1132 steel and SAE-AISI 1017 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1132 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 24 | |
| 20 to 30 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 170 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
| 46 to 56 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 310 | |
| 280 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 490 | |
| 420 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 400 | |
| 220 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 to 110 | |
| 88 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 430 | |
| 130 to 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 13 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.17 | |
| 0.15 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.57 | |
| 99.11 to 99.55 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |