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SAE-AISI 4137 Steel vs. EN 1.5502 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4137 steel and EN 1.5502 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 4137 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5502 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
190 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
400 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
270 to 440

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 45
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
41 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
200 to 520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
14 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 40

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.9
98 to 99.249
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025