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SAE-AISI 4621 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1330 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4621 steel and SAE-AISI 1330 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4621 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1330 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
330 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
520 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
290 to 610

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

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
76 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
230 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.28 to 0.33
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
97.3 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
1.6 to 1.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040