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EN 1.6582 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

Both EN 1.6582 steel and SAE-AISI 5140 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6582 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 300
170 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1750
560 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 40
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 62
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 41
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 51
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.38
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants