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EN 1.6554 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

Both EN 1.6554 steel and SAE-AISI 4150 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 280
200 to 380
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 21
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 790
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1650
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 33
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.3
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0