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EN 1.0528 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5130 Steel

Both EN 1.0528 steel and SAE-AISI 5130 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0528 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
230 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
310 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
500 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
330 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.2
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 47
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88
74 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
290 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.34
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 99.23
97.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040