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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5120 Steel

Both EN 1.8523 steel and SAE-AISI 5120 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5120 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
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 39
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
97.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
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), % 0.15 to 0.25
0