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SAE-AISI 5130 Steel vs. EN 1.7390 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5130 steel and EN 1.7390 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7390 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 330
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 390
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 640
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 530
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
510
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 45
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 98
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 750
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.1
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015