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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4130 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1086 steel and SAE-AISI 4130 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1086 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
200 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
13 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
320 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
340 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
530 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
440 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
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 45
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
83 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
500 to 2550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
19 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
16 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
97.3 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
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