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SAE-AISI 1340 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1070 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1340 steel and SAE-AISI 1070 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 1340 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
190 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 390
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 440
380 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 730
640 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 620
420 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 110
59 to 86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 1040
470 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 26
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.65 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.9
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050