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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

Both EN 1.5508 steel and SAE-AISI 5160 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 EN 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
200 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.1
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 44 to 230
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
97.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants