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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4161 Steel

Both EN 1.8509 steel and SAE-AISI 4161 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8509 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 680
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.25 to 0.35
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 0.035
0 to 0.040