SAE-AISI 4161 Steel vs. EN 1.6220 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 4161 steel and EN 1.6220 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6220 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
23 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 | |
240 to 250 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 | |
550 to 580 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 | |
340 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
400 |
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 | 43 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
110 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 | |
300 to 310 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
19 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
19 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
16 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.64 | |
0.17 to 0.23 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.6 | |
96.7 to 98.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
1.0 to 1.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |