AWS E120C-K4 vs. SAE-AISI 4340 Steel
Both AWS E120C-K4 and SAE-AISI 4340 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E120C-K4 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 12 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 950 | |
| 690 to 1280 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 840 | |
| 470 to 1150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.5 | |
| 3.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 79 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1880 | |
| 590 to 3490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 24 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 22 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 20 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.38 to 0.43 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.65 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 98.4 | |
| 95.1 to 96.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
| 0.6 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 1.7 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |