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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and ASTM grade HP steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 340
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
5.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 650
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 1010
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 160
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 2700
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
24 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
29.2 to 42.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040