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SAE-AISI 4340M Steel vs. AWS E310Mo

Both SAE-AISI 4340M steel and AWS E310Mo are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel and the bottom bar is AWS E310Mo.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2340
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.2
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 84
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 70
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 93.3 to 94.8
42.8 to 52
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 0.9
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.45
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
20 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.1
0