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EN 1.8936 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel

Both EN 1.8936 steel and SAE-AISI 4140 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8936 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
11 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
360 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
410 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
690 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
590 to 990

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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

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 2.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
74 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
920 to 2590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 98.9
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0