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EN 1.5662 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340 Steel

Both EN 1.5662 steel and SAE-AISI 4340 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
210 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 450
330 to 740
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 470
430 to 770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
690 to 1280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 660
470 to 1150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
79 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1150
590 to 3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
95.1 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0

Comparable Variants