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SAE-AISI 4037 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5015 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4037 steel and SAE-AISI 5015 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4037 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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 48
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0.12 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
98.4 to 99.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040