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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4130 Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and SAE-AISI 4130 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
13 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
320 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
530 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
440 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
83 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
500 to 2550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
97.3 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040