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SAE-AISI 4028 Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4028 steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4028 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 330
570
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 630
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 520
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
470
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 49
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 95
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 720
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 22
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 21
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.035 to 0.050
0 to 0.035