SAE-AISI 4024 (G40240) Molybdenum Steel
Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength600MPa
Yield Strength500MPa
Brinell Hardness180HB
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.2 to 0.25%
MO
0.2 to 0.3%
MN
0.7 to 0.9%
SI
0.15 to 0.35%
P
0 to 0.035%
S
0.035 to 0.050%
FE
98.1 to 98.7%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
14 %
Fatigue Strength
320 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
370 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
600 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
500 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
180
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
51 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.1 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.1 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
77 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
670 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
21 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.1 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.5 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
19 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
19 MJ/kg 8.3 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
47 L/kg
Embodied Water
47 L/kg 5.6 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
G40240SAE-AISI 4024 (G40240) Molybdenum Steel
Standards
ASTM A322 ASTM A322: Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Alloy, Standard Grades