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EN 1.8936 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5130 Steel

Both EN 1.8936 steel and SAE-AISI 5130 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8936 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
230 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
310 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
500 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
330 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
74 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
290 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 98.9
97.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0