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SAE-AISI 5130 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1211 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5130 steel and SAE-AISI 1211 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1211 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
140 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
11 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 330
200 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 390
280 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 640
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 530
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
1.8
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
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 98
61 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 750
180 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 23
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 21
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.1
98.7 to 99.23
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0.1 to 0.15

Comparable Variants