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SAE-AISI 4340 Steel vs. EN 1.0411 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4340 steel and EN 1.0411 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 4340 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0411 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 360
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
12 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 740
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 770
300 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1280
420 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1150
270 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
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 44
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 170
43 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 3490
190 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 45
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
13 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 96.3
98.7 to 99.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.7 to 0.9
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 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants