ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and SAE-AISI 4150 steel are iron alloys. 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 ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 200 to 380 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
| 260 to 780 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 410 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 660 to 1310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 380 to 1220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 420 |
| 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 | 51 to 52 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 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 | 18 to 19 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 to 47 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 82 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
| 380 to 3930 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 22 to 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 19 to 39 |