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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1090 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and SAE-AISI 1090 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 340
220 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 650
320 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 700
470 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
790 to 950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 1010
520 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 160
82 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 2700
730 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
28 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
25 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
98 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050