SAE-AISI 1524 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1037 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1524 steel and SAE-AISI 1037 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1524 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1037 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 to 180 | |
160 to 190 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 22 | |
14 to 20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 340 | |
220 to 340 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 39 to 48 | |
40 to 45 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 390 | |
360 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 650 | |
580 to 640 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 540 | |
320 to 540 |
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 | 52 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.3 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.5 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 to 110 | |
83 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 760 | |
270 to 780 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 23 | |
20 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
20 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 21 | |
18 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.19 to 0.25 | |
0.32 to 0.38 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 98.5 | |
98.5 to 99 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.050 |