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SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and EN 1.4104 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1137 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
230 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
400 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 760
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 650
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 1130
310 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
22 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
78.8 to 84.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants