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EN 1.6368 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4320 Steel

Both EN 1.6368 steel and SAE-AISI 4320 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 1.6368 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4320 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
160 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
21 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 330
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 430
370 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 690
570 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 490
430 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
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 40
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580 to 650
480 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 24
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 97.2
95.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.3
1.7 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.045
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040