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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. EN 1.8880 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4150 steel and EN 1.8880 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 4150 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8880 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 380
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 780
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 800
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1220
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
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 42
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 3930
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15