SAE-AISI 4012 Steel vs. EN 1.6526 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 4012 steel and EN 1.6526 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 SAE-AISI 4012 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6526 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
160 to 190 |
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 | 420 | |
520 to 1460 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
410 |
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 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
2.6 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
50 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
18 to 52 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
18 to 36 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
10 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
15 to 43 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.090 to 0.14 | |
0.17 to 0.23 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.2 to 98.9 | |
96.6 to 98.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0.65 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0.020 to 0.040 |