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SAE-AISI 1132 Steel vs. EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1132 steel and EN 1.4373 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1132 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4373 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 440
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 720
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 590
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 940
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.34
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
63 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
7.5 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.015