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SAE-AISI 1213 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1213 steel and SAE-AISI 5160 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
200 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 290
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 360
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 600
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 470
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 110
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 580
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 21
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99
97.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.24 to 0.33
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants