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SAE-AISI 5120 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F36

Both SAE-AISI 5120 steel and ASTM A182 grade F36 are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5120 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F36.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 47
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.3
95 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020