EN 1.1132 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1151 Steel
Both EN 1.1132 steel and SAE-AISI 1151 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 1151 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
| 210 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 24 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 260 to 410 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 310 | |
| 430 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 490 | |
| 710 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 400 | |
| 390 to 660 |
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 | 7.0 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 12 |
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 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 to 110 | |
| 86 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 430 | |
| 400 to 1170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.17 | |
| 0.48 to 0.55 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.57 | |
| 98.3 to 98.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |