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SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and EN 1.7378 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 760
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 650
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 1130
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3