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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. EN 1.6750 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and EN 1.6750 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5160 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6750 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 340
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 650
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 1010
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 2700
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
95.3 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030