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EN 1.0070 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4142 Steel

Both EN 1.0070 steel and SAE-AISI 4142 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0070 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4142 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.040