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SAE-AISI 4130 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4130 steel and SAE-AISI 4140 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4130 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 300
200 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 26
11 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 660
360 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 640
410 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1040
690 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440 to 980
590 to 990

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.4

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
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 180
74 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 2550
920 to 2590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
25 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 31
20 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.2
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants