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SAE-AISI 1536 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4023 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1536 steel and SAE-AISI 4023 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 1536 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 440
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 720
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 600
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 98
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 950
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.2 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
98.1 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
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