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EN 1.0487 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4037 Steel

Both EN 1.0487 steel and SAE-AISI 4037 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.0487 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4037 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 280
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.38
98 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0