SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. AWS ER90S-B9
Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and AWS ER90S-B9 are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 AWS ER90S-B9.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 18 | |
| 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1150 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 1010 | |
| 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 37 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 91 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 to 160 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 2700 | |
| 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 31 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 34 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.61 | |
| 0.070 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 8.0 to 10.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 97.8 | |
| 84.4 to 90.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.85 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.15 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |