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SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 31
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 400
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 330
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 93
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 290
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.18 to 99.62
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.012
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1