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SAE-AISI 4320 Steel vs. EN 1.1122 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4320 steel and EN 1.1122 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4320 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1122 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 240
100 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 29
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
170 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 500
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 790
340 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 460
240 to 370

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 46
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
36 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480 to 560
160 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 28
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.8 to 97
98.7 to 99.62
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
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