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EN 1.6932 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5145 Steel

Both EN 1.6932 steel and SAE-AISI 5145 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6932 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5145 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
370

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

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 4.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.32
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.4
97.3 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.1
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
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0