SAE-AISI 5130 Steel vs. R60705 Alloy
SAE-AISI 5130 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R60705 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel and the bottom bar is R60705 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 22 | |
| 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 640 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 530 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 74 to 98 | |
| 90 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 750 | |
| 950 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 9.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.33 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 98.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 91 to 98 |