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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. AWS E309Mo

Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and AWS E309Mo are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E309Mo.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
22 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
53.6 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030