SAE-AISI 8645 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4142 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 8645 steel and SAE-AISI 4142 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8645 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4142 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 to 200 | |
180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 23 | |
20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 350 | |
250 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 400 | |
370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 670 | |
590 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 560 | |
370 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
420 |
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 | 39 | |
44 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
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 | 2.6 | |
2.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 120 | |
100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 840 | |
360 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 20 | |
19 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.48 | |
0.4 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0.8 to 1.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.7 | |
96.8 to 97.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0.75 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 |
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 |