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SAE-AISI 5120 Steel vs. EN 1.4713 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5120 steel and EN 1.4713 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5120 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4713 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 310
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
4.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
84

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
6.0 to 8.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.3
88.8 to 93
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015