EN 1.7033 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel
Both EN 1.7033 steel and SAE-AISI 4140 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7033 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 240 | |
| 200 to 310 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1720 | |
| 690 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 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 | 45 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
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 | 2.2 | |
| 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 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 61 | |
| 25 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 41 | |
| 22 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 50 | |
| 20 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.37 | |
| 0.38 to 0.43 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.2 | |
| 96.8 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.75 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |