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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. EN 1.0033 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and EN 1.0033 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0033 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 340
86 to 96
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
17 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 650
120 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 700
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
300 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 1010
150 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 160
48 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 2700
63 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
10 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
13 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
9.4 to 10

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
98.8 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045

Comparable Variants