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SAE-AISI 4130 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1213 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4130 steel and SAE-AISI 1213 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 4130 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 300
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 26
11 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 660
200 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 640
290 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1040
440 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440 to 980
260 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 43
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 180
63 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 2550
180 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
16 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 31
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.2
98.4 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0.24 to 0.33

Comparable Variants