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SAE-AISI 5130 Steel vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5130 steel and EN 1.3975 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 330
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 640
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 530
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 98
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 750
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.1
58.2 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030