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SAE-AISI 4340 Steel vs. EN 1.6526 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4340 steel and EN 1.6526 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.6526 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 360
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1280
520 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 45
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 96.3
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
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
0.020 to 0.040