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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. EN 1.8898 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5140 steel and EN 1.8898 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 5140 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8898 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 290
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 29
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 570
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 600
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 840
490

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 180
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1880
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
96.7 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12