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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. EN 1.0601 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5140 steel and EN 1.0601 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0601 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 290
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 29
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 570
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 600
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 840
350

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 180
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1880
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
97.1 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045