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SAE-AISI 5130 Steel vs. EN 1.0060 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5130 steel and EN 1.0060 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 5130 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 390
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 640
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 530
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
6.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
7.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 98
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 750
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.1
99.876 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.055
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.055