Originally Posted by
Bulletpup
Chromoly is LESS prone to cracking, it is LESS brittle than hi-ten.
It weighs the SAME pound for pound.
4130 chromoly allows for MORE flexing before it snaps or bends than hi-ten. Hi-ten has more carbon element in the mix and is one of the reasons why it is more brittle. Hi-ten has LESS elasticity and LESS tensile strength.
I created a profile here just to clarify this.
Hi Ten is a broad term for many types of steel and there is the odd one that is close as the same weight as 4130 like for example Reynolds 531. But generally Hi-Ten is heavier then Cro-Mo.
https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-adv...materials.html
"Carbon or high-tensile steel is a good, strong, long-lasting steel, but it isn't as light as its more high-tech brother, the steel known as chromoly."