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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4042 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and SAE-AISI 4042 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 1006 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.4 to 0.45
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
97.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040