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SAE-AISI 4161 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4161 steel and SAE-AISI H26 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
720 to 2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
73.3 to 77.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.75 to 1.3