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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5130 Steel

Both EN 1.6958 steel and SAE-AISI 5130 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
150 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 700
230 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
310 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
500 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1070
330 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
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 47
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
2.2
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 60
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
74 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3050
290 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
18 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
97.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0