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EN 1.5662 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

Both EN 1.5662 steel and SAE-AISI 5140 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
170 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 450
220 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 470
360 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 660
290 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1150
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0

Comparable Variants