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ASTM A227 Spring Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4142 Steel

Both ASTM A227 spring steel and SAE-AISI 4142 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 ASTM A227 spring steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4142 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 500 to 640
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 900 to 1160
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 1030 to 1330
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1720 to 2220
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1850
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 260
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61 to 79
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55 to 71
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.85
0.4 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 99.1
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040