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SAE-AISI 1132 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1132 steel and SAE-AISI 4140 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 1132 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
200 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
11 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
360 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 440
410 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 720
690 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 590
590 to 990

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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
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 48
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
74 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 940
920 to 2590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
25 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
20 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.34
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.75 to 1.0
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), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants