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SAE-AISI 4815 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4820 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4815 steel and SAE-AISI 4820 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4815 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4820 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 52
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.6
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0.18 to 0.23
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 95.9
94.6 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040