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SAE-AISI 4024 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1074 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4024 steel and SAE-AISI 1074 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 4024 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
290 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370
440 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
740 to 820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
450 to 570

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 2.1
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77
77 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
550 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
24 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.7 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.035 to 0.050
0 to 0.050