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SAE-AISI 4130 Steel vs. EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4130 steel and EN 1.4807 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4130 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4807 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 300
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 26
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 660
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1040
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440 to 980
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
39
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
97
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 180
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 2550
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 31
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.2
36.6 to 46.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030