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EN 1.8965 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4118 Steel

Both EN 1.8965 steel and SAE-AISI 4118 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 1.8965 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4118 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
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 39
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.19
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.85
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 99
97.5 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 1.6
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.065
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.17
0