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SAE-AISI 4621 Steel vs. EN 1.5418 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4621 steel and EN 1.5418 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4621 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5418 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 500
490 to 1780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14 to 53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.35 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
97.8 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.3
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