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SAE-AISI 4130 Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4130 steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4130 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 300
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 26
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 660
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 640
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1040
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440 to 980
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 180
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 2550
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 31
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.2
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015