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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5140 steel and EN 1.5663 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5663 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 290
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 29
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 570
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 600
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 840
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 180
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1880
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.010