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SAE-AISI 1005 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1005 steel and SAE-AISI 5160 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1005 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95
200 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 99.5 to 100
97.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040