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SAE-AISI 1524 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1340 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1524 steel and SAE-AISI 1340 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1524 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
160 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
220 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
340 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
540 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
300 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.9
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
78 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
240 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
19 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
19 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.19 to 0.25
0.38 to 0.43
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
1.6 to 1.9
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

Comparable Variants