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SAE-AISI 4130 Steel vs. EN 1.8818 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4130 steel and EN 1.8818 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 4130 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8818 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 300
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 26
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 660
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 640
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1040
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440 to 980
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 43
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 2550
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 31
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.034
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.2
95.9 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1