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SAE-AISI 4621 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1132 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4621 steel and SAE-AISI 1132 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 4621 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
350 to 590

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
51
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
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
93 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
330 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.24 to 0.34
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0.080 to 0.13