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SAE-AISI 4023 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1552 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4023 steel and SAE-AISI 1552 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 SAE-AISI 4023 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
290 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 280
460 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
760 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
460 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
81 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
560 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
27 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.47 to 0.55
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.8
97.9 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050