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SAE-AISI 1060 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4137 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1060 steel and SAE-AISI 4137 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 SAE-AISI 1060 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4137 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 340
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 450
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 540
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 51
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 82
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 790
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 24
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.65
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
96.9 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040