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EN 1.0060 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both EN 1.0060 steel and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0060 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 380
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.012
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1