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EN 1.0303 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4161 Steel

Both EN 1.0303 steel and SAE-AISI 4161 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0303 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84 to 120
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 25
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 410
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 320
410

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.5
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 46
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 94
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 270
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2 to 13
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.060
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 99.335 to 99.71
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040