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SAE-AISI 1140 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1140 steel and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1140 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 700
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 570
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 93
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 870
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.012
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1