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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340 Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and SAE-AISI 4340 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
330 to 740
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
430 to 770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
690 to 1280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
470 to 1150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
430
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
79 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
590 to 3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
95.1 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
1.7 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0