SAE-AISI 1213 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1146 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1213 steel and SAE-AISI 1146 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1146 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
190 to 200 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 29 | |
13 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 290 | |
240 to 400 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 40 to 50 | |
40 to 45 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 360 | |
410 to 440 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 600 | |
670 to 730 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 470 | |
360 to 630 |
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 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
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 | 63 to 110 | |
93 to 97 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 580 | |
340 to 1050 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 21 | |
24 to 26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 20 | |
22 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 19 | |
20 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
0.42 to 0.49 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 99 | |
98.3 to 98.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.070 to 0.12 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.24 to 0.33 | |
0.080 to 0.13 |