SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade E Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and ASTM A372 grade E steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1137 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade E steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 210 | |
| 200 to 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 400 | |
| 310 to 380 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 460 | |
| 410 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 760 | |
| 650 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 650 | |
| 430 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 420 |
| 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 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 100 | |
| 130 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 1130 | |
| 500 to 810 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 27 | |
| 23 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 23 | |
| 19 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.39 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.3 | |
| 97 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |